Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian Percussion Conversion Rifled Saddle-Ring Carbine - Circa 1845 19th Century The 13 1/2 inch wavy

The 13 1/2 inch wavy "PAMIR" blade on this example (17 3/4 inches overall) is typical of Kris daggers from Java

later King Edward VII

the blade is still sharp and has just a few small nicks on the edge and at the tip

these were often lashed to the Sepoy's arm for additional strength

Research reveals that serial number 20357 dates manufacture to the second half of 1895

Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian Percussion Conversion Rifled Saddle-Ring Carbine - Circa 1845 19th Century The 13 1/2 inch wavyOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a very nice AUSTRIAN made Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine, with a . 71" heavily rifled barrel. This most likely began life with an "Augustin" style "tube lock", an interesting intermediate step between flintlock and percussion firearms, but was then later converted fully to percussion in the 1850s. Many European powers were beginning to move to cartridge firearms, and with a huge market in the United States,