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, Smith single shot percussion carbine, cavalry model with saddle bar, MANUFACTURED BY / AM' N M'CH'N WKS / SPRINGFIELD MASS, address is forward and horizontal, .50cal. . Smith carbine utilized a paper or rubber cartridge and employed a unique loading system, the barrel swivels downward like a shotgun upon release by a latch underneath. Developed and marketed early, The Smith carbine was used extensive by Northern cavalry units that enlisted early. Manufactured by American Machine Works, Springfield, Massachusetts, Poultry and Trimble, Baltimore were selling agents. All marks are on the left side in three panels, manufacturer mark, MANUFACTURED BY / AM' N M'CH'N WKS / SPRINGFIELD MASS, is horzontal on left side forward panel, selling agent mark, ADDRESS / POULTNEY & TRIMBLE / BALTIMORE, U.S.A., appears on rear panel top, and the patent date, SMITH'S PATENT / JUNE 23, 1857. is on the bottom directly underneath the saddle bar and is difficult to read. Serial number appears twice on the bottom. Inspector cartouche in wood on left side behind the receiver indicated government inspection, additional inspector markmay be found on the barrel or other parts. Standard features include: iron buttplate, single iron barrel band, saddle riding bar and ring on left side, latch on top of barrel with release on bottom, hinged sight, six lands & grooves. Research Center: Weapon2440-Breechloader-Smith-Carbine-v1 . Reference: Flayderman 9B-085. Barrel length 21.625in. Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon2440-Breechloader-Smith-Carbine-v1.html

W0843 ### Breechloader, Smith single shot percussion carbine, cavalry model with saddle bar, MANUFACTURED BY / AM' N M'CH'N WKS / SPRINGFIELD MASS, address is forward and horizontal, .50cal. (sn# 270) . Smith carbine utilized a paper or rubber cartridge and employed a unique loading system, the barrel swivels downward like a shotgun upon release by a latch underneath. Developed and marketed early, The Smith carbine was used extensive by Northern cavalry units that enlisted early. Manufactured by American Machine Works, Springfield, Massachusetts, Poultry and Trimble, Baltimore were selling agents. All marks are on the left side in three panels, manufacturer mark, MANUFACTURED BY / AM' N M'CH'N WKS / SPRINGFIELD MASS, is horzontal on left side forward panel, selling agent mark, ADDRESS / POULTNEY & TRIMBLE / BALTIMORE, U.S.A., appears on rear panel top, and the patent date, SMITH'S PATENT / JUNE 23, 1857. is on the bottom directly underneath the saddle bar and is difficult to read. Serial number appears twice on the bottom. Inspector cartouche in wood on left side behind the receiver indicated government inspection, additional inspector markmay be found on the barrel or other parts. Standard features include: iron buttplate, single iron barrel band, saddle riding bar and ring on left side, latch on top of barrel with release on bottom, hinged sight, six lands & grooves. Research Center: Weapon2440-Breechloader-Smith-Carbine-v1 . Reference: Flayderman 9B-085. Barrel length 21.625in. Serial number, 270. Manufacturer mark is horizontal on front panel. Inspector cartouche in wood on left side behind the receiver indicated government inspection, additional inspector mark, JMW on the barrel.

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.

Most information on this page is from:
Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms......
John Thillman series, "Civil War Cavalry & Artillery Sabers...", or "Civil War Army Swords....".

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