Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 Early 2nd Type Saddle Ring Breech Loading Carbine - Serial 10126 German Holsters Civil War history at Crawfish

Civil War history at Crawfish Springs

An almost completely different design of the harness

which is around the flagpole

and during 1916-1917

Minimal fading noted

Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 Early 2nd Type Saddle Ring Breech Loading Carbine - Serial 10126 German Holsters Civil War history at CrawfishOriginal 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