Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 21196 French Field Equipment the interior rigging has degraded

the interior rigging has degraded extensively

The "dove's head" has an NSDAP Reichsadler (National Eagle on it

complete with steel strengtheners and belt-hinged end cover

and the blade reprofiled

Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 21196 French Field Equipment the interior rigging has degradedOriginal 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