Original U.S. Civil War Smith's Patent 1857 "Artillery Model" Carbine by Mass. Arms Co. - Serial 8072 & 8699 Military Books & Documents Thüringen's keel was laid in

Thüringen's keel was laid in November 1908 at the AG Weser dockyard in Bremen

and has had the antiquing worn off

as well as scale rust worked right into the grain of the wood

After much research

Original U.S. Civil War Smith's Patent 1857 "Artillery Model" Carbine by Mass. Arms Co. - Serial 8072 & 8699 Military Books & Documents Thüringen's keel was laid inOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Smith Carbine was a 0. 50 caliber breech loading rifle patented by Gilbert Smith on June 23, 1857 and successfully completed the Military Trials of the late 1850s. It was used by various cavalry units during the American Civil War. It was unique in that it broke apart in the middle for loading, and that it used rubber cartridges which sealed the gases in the breech. The downside was that these cartridges were