Original Museum Grade U.S. Civil War Gwyn & Campbell Type II Saddle-Ring "Union Carbine" - Serial Number 3084 Russian Antique Guns A lamp on each side

A lamp on each side of switchboard furnishes illumination for night operation

This should stand for the 8th Battalion / Kavallerie (Cavalry) Regiment 15

The rear sight bed is marked clearly

This is most evident on the top of the crown

Original Museum Grade U.S. Civil War Gwyn & Campbell Type II Saddle-Ring "Union Carbine" - Serial Number 3084 Russian Antique Guns A lamp on each sideOriginal Item: One Only. "Museum Grade" is not a term that we use often at all, so we do not use it lightly. However there is no better description for the condition of this rifle. It is the best example we have ever seen of the rare II Gwyn & Campbell Saddle Ring carbine, also known as the "Grapevine Carbine" due to the snake like curves in the trigger guard lever and long hammer. We received this out of an old collection that was very well curated,