Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Cavalry Carbine - Serial Number 1846 Chinese Militaria Heaven knows if this actually

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Original U.S. Civil War Smith Patent Cavalry Carbine - Serial Number 1846 Chinese Militaria Heaven knows if this actuallyOriginal 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. It was unique in that it broke apart in the middle for loading, and that it used rubber cartridges which sealed the gases in the breech. The downside was that these cartridges were