Original U.S. Civil War Smith's 1857 Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by Massachusetts Arms Co. - Serial 18324 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia the Galloping Horse

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Original U.S. Civil War Smith's 1857 Patent Saddle Ring Carbine by Massachusetts Arms Co. - Serial 18324 Russian Awards Medals Badges Insignia the Galloping HorseOriginal 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