Beschreibung:

.50 caliber. 21.5" barrel, SN: 6344. Blued and color case hardened finish, smooth walnut stock and forend. Single shot percussion breechloading carbine with tilt-down barrel. Standard Poultney & Trimble markings, patent markings and American Machine Works manufacturing markings on left of receiver above, below and forward of sling bar. Matching serial numbers on the barrel and frame. One fine cartouche is present on the reverse wrist, the script JH of Jospeh Hannis. Carbine retains the original leaf rear sight, front sight base with German silver blade, sling bar and ring. Clear LFR sub-inspection on left barrel flat with clear JH sub-inspections in bottom of forearm and on top of comb. A really fine example of one of the most used breech loading percussion carbines of the American Civil War. Condition: Fine. Retains most of the blued finish with strong case colors on the receiver. Clear markings throughout, mechanically functional, fine bore. Stock crisp with some scattered bumps, dings and mars.