Original U.S. Civil War Starr Model 1865 Saddle Ring Carbine in .56-50 Spencer Rimfire - Matching Serial 30044 Sten Gun Horse-mounted soldiers wore gray uniforms

Horse-mounted soldiers wore gray uniforms with leather trim

for King Friedrich I of Prussia

so this was made years before the outbreak of the Civil War

The fuze well is located centrally in the bottom of the case and is closed by a threaded cover plate

Original U.S. Civil War Starr Model 1865 Saddle Ring Carbine in .56-50 Spencer Rimfire - Matching Serial 30044 Sten Gun Horse-mounted soldiers wore gray uniformsOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Starr carbine was a "Capping Breech Loader" single shot firearm used by the United States Army. Designed in 1858, the Starr was primarily used by cavalry soldiers in the American Civil War. In January 1858, Ebenezer Starr submitted his design for a single shot, breech loading cap fired rifle to the Washington Armory for evaluation. During testing, the rifle was noted to have no misfires, and its accuracy was