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Item No.:	8225	Price :	SOLD
Item :	CIVIL WAR SMITH CAVALRY CARBINE

Description :

This is an original, Civil War Smith Cavalry Carbine manufactured by the Massachusetts Arms Company of Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts. The Smith was a breech loading, percussion arm of .50 caliber. Over 30,000 Smith Carbines were produced from 1861-1865 with the vast majority going to the U.S. Government. Cavalry units known to have been issued the Smith were the 3rd West Virginia, the 7th and 11th Illinois, the 1st Connecticut, the 7th and 17th Pennsylvania, the 6th and 9th Ohio, and the 1st Massachusetts. This carbine is in good to very good condition. It has little original finish remaining, with the entire gun having a brown patina. The receiver has a more mottled appearance, the brown mixing with a pewter patina. The bore is very good. There are a few very small areas with light pitting, but the bore is mostly shiny with sharp rifling. It should shoot well. The mechanics work very well. The stock has a large chip at the top of the wrist where it joins the receiver. There are small chips on the base of the forearm at the top on either side. The rest of the wood has the usual small dings and scratches from use. There are no visible cartouches. There are old decorative peen marks on the tops of the barrel and receiver lugs, presumably to tighten lock up. The front sight blade is a replacement. With its good bore, this would serve a skirmish shooter well. Stock no. 21646

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