Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield M-1855 Percussion Pistol Carbine with Rare Shoulder Stock - dated 1856 German Badges & Signs The exterior metal finish is

The exterior metal finish is a faded blue on the barrel

a well-known maker from Solingen

The top of the detonator cover is marked G

The Fallschirmjäger were seldom used as parachutists

There is red cloth piping

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield M-1855 Percussion Pistol Carbine with Rare Shoulder Stock - dated 1856 German Badges & Signs The exterior metal finish isOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. Martial pistol is one of the most impressive of all! The Springfield Model 1855 Pistol Carbine was the last single shot pistol to be produced for the U. S. military. More than 4,000 were made, and at the time, it was the smallest . 58 caliber pistol used in the army. It was based around the same Maynard "Tape Primer" system used on the M1855 musket, which kept a coiled tape containing primers, which were