Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1855 Percussion Pistol Carbine with Functional Tape Primer System - Dated 1855 & 1856 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock The shell may have been

The shell may have been repainted for the Korean War but we cannot tell for sure

which is folded around the outside

-Called into active military service 5 October 1917

This is a really tremendous and unique piece

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1855 Percussion Pistol Carbine with Functional Tape Primer System - Dated 1855 & 1856 Category_MG 34 Buffer & Butt Stock The shell may have beenOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Springfield Model 1855 Pistol Carbine was the last single shot pistol to be produced for the U. S. military. More than 4,000 were made, and at the time, it was the smallest . 58 caliber pistol used in the army. It was based around the same Maynard "Tape Primer" system used on the M1855 musket, which kept a coiled tape containing primers, which were fed out when the hammer was cocked. It was lighter because this