United States. A British-Type Green Carbine 1856 Gun Lock by Massachusetts Arms Company GTRexclude mid War period manufacture

mid War period manufacture

of good quality make

Colonel Johann Strecher was commander

22nd Battalion

(Nebelwerfer Leutnant Schulterbretter)

United States. A British-Type Green Carbine 1856 Gun Lock by Massachusetts Arms Company GTRexclude mid War period manufactureIn hardened steel, a swivel breech action with Maynard tape primer system, marked MASS. ARMS. CO CHICOPEE FALLS U. S. A. 1856 VR[Queens Crown] and MAYNARDS PATENT SEP. 22. 1845. Measuring 143 mm (w) x 91. 6 mm (h), actionable, exhibiting light rust, remains in very fine condition. Footnote: The carbine lock was manufactured by the Massachusetts Arms Company and exported to Great Britain after inspection in the United States, where it was accepted and