Original U.S. Civil War Fifth Model 1864 Burnside Cavalry Carbine in "As Found" Condition - Matching Serial 16983 Historical Military Books 450 Adams cartridge indicates it

450 Adams cartridge indicates it was produced in the mid-late 1870s

with the numerical designation added soon after

300 soldiers

Between 1876 and 1877

Manufacturer tag from Aero Leather of Beacon

Original U.S. Civil War Fifth Model 1864 Burnside Cavalry Carbine in "As Found" Condition - Matching Serial 16983 Historical Military Books 450 Adams cartridge indicates itOriginal Item: Only One Available. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now