Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 13599 Edged Weapons Just prior to the war

Just prior to the war the total peacetime army consisted of a paltry 16

Germany manufactured it

The collar bears a strip of 9mm flat silver-grey woven rayon braid Unteroffoziers-Tressen (NCO Tresse)

This is a great USGI bring back set

This is one of the best examples we have ever seen in some time

Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 13599 Edged Weapons Just prior to the warOriginal 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