Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 2nd Type Saddle Ring Breech Loading Cavalry Carbine - Serial 15909 Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout They were sons of John

They were sons of John (né Johann) Baring

The back of the frog is dated 1915

- Austrian War Commemorative Medal (without Swords) for Non-Combat Service

Close examination of the blade shows that it is has been somewhat heavily cleaned in the past

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Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 2nd Type Saddle Ring Breech Loading Cavalry Carbine - Serial 15909 Disallow PayPal & Amazon Checkout They were sons of JohnOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice single shot percussion breech loading Civil War Saddle Ring Carbine. As they use both a cap and a type of breech loaded cartridge, they are often referred to as "capping breech loaders". Somewhere around 14,500 were made by J. H. Merrill of Baltimore for the Union Cavalry, mostly between 1863 and 1865. The carbines were produced in two versions: First Type and Second Type. The First Type included