Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 900 Spanish Militaria The paint shows great age

The paint shows great age and has some flaking

Although better armed

82nd Airborne Division and 101st Airborne Divisions landed at the base of the Cotentin Peninsula

the end of the metal handle was peened below its pommel nut

Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 900 Spanish Militaria The paint shows great ageOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Maynard Carbine was one of a multitude of weapons produced during the U. S. Civil War to meet the demand for usable firearms. As originally designed, the carbine was one of many "capping breech loaders", which would use some type of cartridge without any integral primer cap. In the case of the Maynard, it used a metallic cartridge with the powder and bullet already installed. There was a small hole in the center