Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Rim Fire Conversion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber Japanese Guns & Ordnance There is also a tassel

There is also a tassel attached to the pommel loop

The intention was that an officer could write orders

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This knife could be of English origin but the lack of any Royal cypher to the blade may indicate it is in fact French from the Napoleonic era

Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Rim Fire Conversion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber Japanese Guns & Ordnance There is also a tasselOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Maynard Carbine was one of a multitude of weapons produced during the U. S. Civil War to meet the demand for usable firearms. As originally designed, the carbine used a metallic cartridge without any integral primer cap. Instead, there was a small hole in the center of the base, which would be ignited by a standard percussion cap fitted to a nipple, or by a tape primer system ignited by a firing pin. The