Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Cavalry Carbine - Serial Number 1846 U.S. Badges serial numbered 6597 (in script)

serial numbered 6597 (in script)

1st Infantry Division and fought in the engagements at Montdidier-Noyon

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This example shows a Swas (Swas)

A very nice example of an iconic USAAF cap

Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Cavalry Carbine - Serial Number 1846 U.S. Badges serial numbered 6597 (in script)Original 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