Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial No 21335 Antique Flintlock Firearms The Market-Garden salient was held

The Market-Garden salient was held in a defensive operation for several weeks until the 82nd was relieved by Canadian troops

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Washington in May 1943 and to Great Falls AAB

There is some minor wear in places and some paint loss

Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial No 21335 Antique Flintlock Firearms The Market-Garden salient was heldOriginal 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