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Item No.:	10568	Price :	$1,295.00
Item :	CIVIL WAR 5TH MODEL BURNSIDE CAVALRY CARBINE, .54 CALIBER

Description :

Here is an original, Civil War 5th Model Burnside Cavalry Carbine manufactured by the Burnside Rifle Company of Providence, Rhode Island. This carbine was designed by Union General Ambrose E. Burnside prior to the war. The Burnside was the 3rd most used carbine of the Civil War, behind the Sharps and the Spencer. It was a .54 caliber, lever action, single shot, breech loader that used a tapered metallic cartridge. The 5th Model Burnside was the version produced and issued in the largest numbers, with about 43,000 produced from 1863-1865. Cavalry Regiments known to have used the Burnside were the 1st Michigan, the 3rd Indiana, the 5th, 6th, and 7th Ohio, the 1st New Jersey, the 3rd West Virginia, the 3rd, 14th, and 18th Pennsylvania, and the 2nd, 12th, 14th, and 16th Illinois. This carbine is in good to very good condition. There are only traces of original finish left in protected areas. The gun has a mostly steel gray patina with a heavy over sprinkling of brown. There is some very fine pitting in some areas, mostly on the frame near the percussion nipple. The carbine works well mechanically. The bore is fair. There is visible pitting in places. The rifling is visible along the bore's length. The stock and forearm are in good condition with a heavy scattering of dings, small gouges, and scratches from use. There are some initials scratched on the left side of the butt with no way of knowing when they were done. There is a visible inspector's cartouche on the left side of the wrist, but it is not legible. If you want a real, Civil War Cavalry carbine to hang over the fireplace, this is a good choice. Stock no. 31449

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