Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Weapons, all pre 1898
	by Harry Ridgeway

Breechloader, Jenks single shot smoothbore percussion carbine, 1845, converted to rifled 1860's, .54cal. . Jenks carbine was called the mule ear, this referred to side hammer and breech block lever giving the appearance of ears. This actually was a clever early breechloader, made for the Navy, initially designed as smoothbore, most were converted to percussion in the 1860's, Manufactured by N P Ames, Springfield, Massachusetts, using Jenks design. Marks on lockplate N.P. AMES / SPRINGFIELD / MASS and to the rear, Wm. JENKS. Marks on the barrel breech Wm. JENKS / USN / RP / P 1845 . Inspector cartouche in the wood on the left side. Standard features include: brass buttplate, brass trigger guard, two brass bands, distinct mule ears hammer and breech release, single strap ring on underside, rifled with six lands and grooves. Research Center: Weapon2210-Breechloader-Jenks-Carbine . Reference: Flayderman 9B-061. Barrel length 24.25in. Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon2210-Breechloader-Jenks-Carbine.html

W0830 ### Breechloader, Jenks single shot smoothbore percussion carbine, 1845, converted to rifled 1860's, .54cal. . Jenks carbine was called the mule ear, this referred to side hammer and breech block lever giving the appearance of ears. This actually was a clever early breechloader, made for the Navy, initially designed as smoothbore, most were converted to percussion in the 1860's, Manufactured by N P Ames, Springfield, Massachusetts, using Jenks design. Marks on lockplate N.P. AMES / SPRINGFIELD / MASS and to the rear, Wm. JENKS. Marks on the barrel breech Wm. JENKS / USN / RP / P 1845 . Inspector cartouche in the wood on the left side. Standard features include: brass buttplate, brass trigger guard, two brass bands, distinct mule ears hammer and breech release, single strap ring on underside, rifled with six lands and grooves. Research Center: Weapon2210-Breechloader-Jenks-Carbine . Reference: Flayderman 9B-061. Barrel length 24.25in.

W0583 ### Breechloader, Jenks single shot smoothbore percussion carbine, 1845, converted to rifled 1860's, .54cal. . Jenks carbine was called the mule ear, this referred to side hammer and breech block lever giving the appearance of ears. This actually was a clever early breechloader, made for the Navy, initially designed as smoothbore, most were converted to percussion in the 1860's, Manufactured by N P Ames, Springfield, Massachusetts, using Jenks design. Marks on lockplate N.P. AMES / SPRINGFIELD / MASS and to the rear, Wm. JENKS. Marks on the barrel breech Wm. JENKS / USN / RP / P 1845 . Inspector cartouche in the wood on the left side. Standard features include: brass buttplate, brass trigger guard, two brass bands, distinct mule ears hammer and breech release, single strap ring on underside, rifled with six lands and grooves. Research Center: Weapon2210-Breechloader-Jenks-Carbine . Reference: Flayderman 9B-061. Barrel length 24.25in.

W0663 ### Breechloader, Jenks single shot smoothbore percussion carbine, 1845, converted to rifled 1860's, .54cal. . Jenks carbine was called the mule ear, this referred to side hammer and breech block lever giving the appearance of ears. This actually was a clever early breechloader, made for the Navy, initially designed as smoothbore, most were converted to percussion in the 1860's, Manufactured by N P Ames, Springfield, Massachusetts, using Jenks design. Marks on lockplate N.P. AMES / SPRINGFIELD / MASS and to the rear, Wm. JENKS. Marks on the barrel breech Wm. JENKS / USN / RP / P 1845 . Inspector cartouche in the wood on the left side. Standard features include: brass buttplate, brass trigger guard, two brass bands, distinct mule ears hammer and breech release, single strap ring on underside, rifled with six lands and grooves. Research Center: Weapon2210-Breechloader-Jenks-Carbine . Reference: Flayderman 9B-061. Barrel length 24.25in.

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.

All weapons listed on this webpage are strictly manufactured before 1898, and are considered unsafe for actual use. These are antique collectible weapons of the Civil War (most are pre 1865, unless I state otherwise) and actual firing of these weapons is not recommended for any purpose whatsoever! Because these are all "pre 1898" weapons, no licenses are required for ownership, but common sense and good judgment should be applied.

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Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms......
John Thillman series, "Civil War Cavalry & Artillery Sabers...", or "Civil War Army Swords....".

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