Original U.S. Civil War Smith Cavalry Carbine .50 Caliber - Serial No 6578 Hotchkiss MG Macdonald then renamed the force

Macdonald then renamed the force the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) when formed in 1873

It served in the American War of Independence

& C - 1918

The securest way of transporting written orders from the time of the Revolutionary War up to WWI when field radios first became available

These original parts are old enough to have taken part in the American war for Independence but they didn't

Original U.S. Civil War Smith Cavalry Carbine .50 Caliber - Serial No 6578 Hotchkiss MG Macdonald then renamed the forceOriginal 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