Description
Crossguard: 3 1/8 “
The background darkening to the motto is about 25 to 30% intact
Shacklett was with the 502nd jumping into France 6 hours prior to the D-Day invasion and was Wounded in Action (broken femur) in Belgium receiving the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star
There were also issues with the spent cartridges getting stuck
The blade is the heavy bolo style
Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 900 Availability_International Crossguard: 3 1/8 “Original Item: Only One Available. The Maynard Carbine was one of a multitude of weapons produced during the U. S. Civil War to meet the demand for usable firearms. As originally designed, the carbine was one of many "capping breech loaders", which would use some type of cartridge without any integral primer cap. In the case of the Maynard, it used a metallic cartridge with the powder and bullet already installed. There was a small hole in the center