Original U.S. Civil War Smith Cavalry Carbine .50 Caliber - Serial No 5698 Russian Issue Equipment the newer stocks were engineered

the newer stocks were engineered from DuPont Zytel glass-filled thermoset polymers

Width varies from about 7/8 " to 1 1/8"

then the Regiment would have had one more man killed"

Used as a furniture polish

This is truly neat

Original U.S. Civil War Smith Cavalry Carbine .50 Caliber - Serial No 5698 Russian Issue Equipment the newer stocks were engineeredOriginal 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. The Smith Carbine was unique in that it broke apart in the middle for loading and it used rubber cartridges which sealed the gases in the breech. The downside was that these cartridges