Original U.S. Civil War Federal 10-pounder Parrott Rifle 2.9 Inch Read-Parrott Rifle Projectile Rear Sight Assembly A very nice example of

A very nice example of a hard to find carbine

From the point of view of its belligerent status

on November 5 1865

Cavalry Saber from the Civil War marked on the blade ricasso inside an oval:

with just a bit of moth nipping on the Field Gray wool fabric background

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 10-pounder Parrott Rifle 2.9 Inch Read-Parrott Rifle Projectile Rear Sight Assembly A very nice example ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Robert P. Parrott and Dr. John B. Read were both projectile inventors before the Civil War. Read patented his wrought iron ring sabot projectiles on October 28, 1856, patent #15,999. Parrott purchased from Read the rights to manufacture Read's projectile before 1861, and a royalty was to be paid to Dr. Read. On August 20, 1861, with patent #33,100, Parrott patented an improvement to Read's projectiles. Parrott's