Burnside Fifth Model Carbine

Description:

Burnside Fifth Model Carbine, c. 1863-64, serial number 14605, walnut stock and fore-end, steel frame marked BURNSIDE PATENT/MODEL OF 1864, left side of the lockplate marked BURNSIDE RIFLE CO./PROVIDENCE=R.I., barrel lg. 21, overall lg. 39 1/4 in.
Estimate $700-900

Stock has some dings and nicks, and some lines carved near the butt, steel parts have a brown patina with some light rust around the nipple.


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