Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 Transitional 2nd Type Saddle Ring Breech Loading Cavalry Carbine - Serial 10123 Antique Flintlock Firearms but it is not fitted

but it is not fitted with Cavalry accessories such as Saddle Ring

a range of 8

We certainly won’t ever see another one

exactly how you would want to see a colonial-made example

Our Victorian example shows the remains of most of the paintwork including the decorative VB

Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 Transitional 2nd Type Saddle Ring Breech Loading Cavalry Carbine - Serial 10123 Antique Flintlock Firearms but it is not fittedOriginal 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