Original U.S. Civil War Service Worn Smith's Patent 1857 Cavalry Carbine Martini-Henry Parts Measures approximately 23" x 15"

Measures approximately 23" x 15" x 5" in size

and there is also a chunk missing underneath the hammer

They then attach a HGU-26/P visor assembly (PRU-36/P) and on it goes a little piece called the "W" bracket

Throughout his career

Filter can has wonderful rising sun paper label with instructions still attached

Original U.S. Civil War Service Worn Smith's Patent 1857 Cavalry Carbine Martini-Henry Parts Measures approximately 23" x 15"Original Item: Only One Available. The Smith Carbine was a 0. 50 caliber breech loading rifle patented by Gilbert Smith on June 23, 1857 and successfully completed the Military Trials of the late 1850s. It was used by various cavalry units during the American Civil War. It was unique in that it broke apart in the middle for loading, and that it used rubber cartridges which sealed the gases in the breech. The downside was that these cartridges were