Original U.S. Civil War Fifth Model 1864 Burnside Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine - Matching Serial 33461 U.S. Machine Guns Worn condition and marked Sterling

Worn condition and marked Sterling on the back

This makes this helmet an excellent research opportunity

and it does not have a leather tab

and there is an iron hanger ring and mounting band below

A fantastic group

Original U.S. Civil War Fifth Model 1864 Burnside Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine - Matching Serial 33461 U.S. Machine Guns Worn condition and marked SterlingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This Burnside Cavalry Carbine in . 54 caliber is offered in very good service used condition, having been lightly cleaned and restored by our antique gunsmiths. It is marked on the frame, breech block, loading lever, and under the barrel with serial number 33461, which is a bit past halfway through the wartime production. Springfield Research records indicate serial numbers in this range were being delivered in July