Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield M-1855 Percussion Pistol Carbine with Rare Shoulder Stock - dated 1856 MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets This example has an octagonal

This example has an octagonal 6 3/4 inch Damascus barrel

The suspension was made of a series of rayon canvas straps

They were indicted on charges of breach of the Neutrality Laws

which dates production to 1896

Original U.S. Civil War Era Springfield M-1855 Percussion Pistol Carbine with Rare Shoulder Stock - dated 1856 MG 34 Display Guns & Part Sets This example has an octagonalOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. Martial pistol is one of the most impressive of all! 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