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, without saddle bar, MANUFACTURED BY / MASS ARMS CO / CHICOPEE FALLS, .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, This pattern, which was manufactured early, was not equipped with a saddle bar and may have been issued to either infantry or cavalry. Manufactured by American Machine Works, Springfield, Massachusetts, Poultry and Trimble, Baltimore were selling agents. All marks appear on the left side in three panels, manufacturer mark, MANUFACTURED BY / MASS ARMS CO / CHICOPEE FALLS, appears on left side forward panel horizontal stamping, selling agent mark, ADDRESS / POULTNEY & TRIMBLE / BALTIMORE, U.S.A., appears in the upper side of the rear panel, and the patent date, SMITH'S PATENT / JUNE 23, 1857. will appear in the lower area. Serial number appears twice on the bottom. Standard features include: iron buttplate, single iron barrel band, latch on top of barrel with release on bottom, hinged sight, six lands & grooves. Research Center: Weapon2440-Breechloader-Smith-Carbine-v4 . Reference: Flayderman 9B-085. Barrel length 21.625in. Details click: http://relicman.com/weapons/Weapon2440-Breechloader-Smith-Carbine-v4.html

W0677 ### Breechloader, Smith single shot percussion carbine, without saddle bar, MANUFACTURED BY / MASS ARMS CO / CHICOPEE FALLS, .50cal. (sn# 1189) . 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, This pattern, which was manufactured early, was not equipped with a saddle bar and may have been issued to either infantry or cavalry. Manufactured by American Machine Works, Springfield, Massachusetts, Poultry and Trimble, Baltimore were selling agents. All marks appear on the left side in three panels, manufacturer mark, MANUFACTURED BY / MASS ARMS CO / CHICOPEE FALLS, appears on left side forward panel horizontal stamping, selling agent mark, ADDRESS / POULTNEY & TRIMBLE / BALTIMORE, U.S.A., appears in the upper side of the rear panel, and the patent date, SMITH'S PATENT / JUNE 23, 1857. will appear in the lower area. Serial number appears twice on the bottom. Standard features include: iron buttplate, single iron barrel band, latch on top of barrel with release on bottom, hinged sight, six lands & grooves. Research Center: Weapon2440-Breechloader-Smith-Carbine-v4 . Reference: Flayderman 9B-085. Barrel length 21.625in. Serial number, 1189.

W1169 ### Breechloader, Smith single shot percussion carbine, without saddle bar, MANUFACTURED BY / MASS ARMS CO / CHICOPEE FALLS, .50cal. (sn# 1698) . 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, This pattern, which was manufactured early, was not equipped with a saddle bar and may have been issued to either infantry or cavalry. Manufactured by American Machine Works, Springfield, Massachusetts, Poultry and Trimble, Baltimore were selling agents. All marks appear on the left side in three panels, manufacturer mark, MANUFACTURED BY / MASS ARMS CO / CHICOPEE FALLS, appears on left side forward panel horizontal stamping, selling agent mark, ADDRESS / POULTNEY & TRIMBLE / BALTIMORE, U.S.A., appears in the upper side of the rear panel, and the patent date, SMITH'S PATENT / JUNE 23, 1857. will appear in the lower area. Serial number appears twice on the bottom. Standard features include: iron buttplate, single iron barrel band, latch on top of barrel with release on bottom, hinged sight, six lands & grooves. Research Center: Weapon2440-Breechloader-Smith-Carbine-v4 . Reference: Flayderman 9B-085. Barrel length 21.625in. Serial number, 1698. Inspector cartouche in wood on left side behind the receiver indicated government inspection, additional inspector mark, JMW on the barrel. The two holes in wood on the left side was probably an attempt to make a homemade saddle bar. Forward sight is missing, One screw in trigger guard is replacement.

W0541 ### Breechloader, Smith single shot percussion carbine, without saddle bar, MANUFACTURED BY / MASS ARMS CO / CHICOPEE FALLS, .50cal. (sn# 1756) . 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, This pattern, which was manufactured early, was not equipped with a saddle bar and may have been issued to either infantry or cavalry. Manufactured by American Machine Works, Springfield, Massachusetts, Poultry and Trimble, Baltimore were selling agents. All marks appear on the left side in three panels, manufacturer mark, MANUFACTURED BY / MASS ARMS CO / CHICOPEE FALLS, appears on left side forward panel horizontal stamping, selling agent mark, ADDRESS / POULTNEY & TRIMBLE / BALTIMORE, U.S.A., appears in the upper side of the rear panel, and the patent date, SMITH'S PATENT / JUNE 23, 1857. will appear in the lower area. Serial number appears twice on the bottom. Standard features include: iron buttplate, single iron barrel band, latch on top of barrel with release on bottom, hinged sight, six lands & grooves. Research Center: Weapon2440-Breechloader-Smith-Carbine-v4 . Reference: Flayderman 9B-085. Barrel length 21.625in. Serial number, 1756.

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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