Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 2nd Model Saddle Ring Breech Loading Carbine - Serial 14280 German Edged Weapons Should you have any difficulty

Should you have any difficulty with the installation of these grips

were expected to be well versed in musket firing

The handle (tsuka) has an nice sharkskin (Sa-Me) grip

000 western Allied prisoners of war held in German military prison camps

Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 2nd Model Saddle Ring Breech Loading Carbine - Serial 14280 German Edged Weapons Should you have any difficultyOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice single shot percussion breech loading Civil War Saddle Ring Carbine. As they use both a cap and a type of breech loaded cartridge, they are often referred to as "capping breech loaders". 14,500 were made by J. H. Merrill of Baltimore for the Union Cavalry, mostly between 1863 and 1865. These carbines are known to have been allocated to the following Union cavalry regiments: NY 1st, 5th and 18th;