Original U.S. Civil War Service Worn Smith's Patent 1857 Saddle Ring Carbine Named to Cavalry Trooper C.J. Kelly - Serial 11581 Category_Rear Sight Assembly The second pattern

The second pattern

with just a little bit of age here and there

having some of the silvering between the legs intact

during the War…so it makes perfect sense that this liner could have been from a helmet salvaged within their sector of operations

which is in great shape

Original U.S. Civil War Service Worn Smith's Patent 1857 Saddle Ring Carbine Named to Cavalry Trooper C.J. Kelly - Serial 11581 Category_Rear Sight Assembly The second patternOriginal 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