Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 21196 French Field Equipment and the blade reprofiled

and the blade reprofiled

It was eventually replaced by the M43 Jump Jacket

It is fitted with the standard orange and black swirl color checkered hard rubber pair of grips

It was enlisted in the United States Army on September 8 and subsequently became Section Six-Twenty-Two

so unfortunately identifying this soldier will not be easy

Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 21196 French Field Equipment and the blade reprofiledOriginal 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