Original Rare U.S. Springfield-Sharps Model 1870 Type I Trials Rifle with Erskine S. Allin Cartouche - Serial C, 34645 Field Gear This excellent book states that

This excellent book states that the Confederate Buying Agents

Hard to find and Ready to display

So simple yet so effective

only seen on the civil defense issue masks

though it has been on the rifle for some time

Original Rare U.S. Springfield-Sharps Model 1870 Type I Trials Rifle with Erskine S. Allin Cartouche - Serial C, 34645 Field Gear This excellent book states thatOriginal Item: One of a Kind. The U. S. Civil war had confirmed the adage of NEED is the Mother of INVENTION. Muzzle Loading Muskets and Rifles were extensively used but new developments continually resulted in a "fresh" breech loading system being adopted on a trial basis. The Union had as many as NINETEEN different systems issued during the war and afterwards, many designed to use the existing stocks of arms to convert to center fire metallic