Original U.S. Civil War Smith Cavalry Carbine .50 Caliber - Serial No 6578 Antique Gun Parts with the barrel threads in

with the barrel threads in it

Combat photographs of British airborne troops show how extensive the use of the Mk V was

ready to display

and almost all its men either wounded

rugged and functional

Original U.S. Civil War Smith Cavalry Carbine .50 Caliber - Serial No 6578 Antique Gun Parts with the barrel threads inOriginal 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. The Smith Carbine was unique in that it broke apart in the middle for loading and it used rubber cartridges which sealed the gases in the breech. The downside was that these cartridges