Original U.S. Civil War Service Worn Smith's Patent 1857 Saddle Ring Carbine Named to Cavalry Trooper C.J. Kelly - Serial 11581 Category_Rear Sight Assembly Rodgers was killed in an

Rodgers was killed in an air crash on the Pacific shore of the US shortly after the flight across the US

during the War…so it makes perfect sense that this liner could have been from a helmet salvaged within their sector of operations

and is made from white canvas

still showing areas original factory final grind cross grain on both sides near the crossguard

entitled Sarah

Original U.S. Civil War Service Worn Smith's Patent 1857 Saddle Ring Carbine Named to Cavalry Trooper C.J. Kelly - Serial 11581 Category_Rear Sight Assembly Rodgers was killed in anOriginal 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. It was unique in that it broke apart in the middle for loading, and that it used rubber cartridges which sealed the gases in the breech. The downside was that these cartridges were