Original British Napoleonic Tower Flintlock Cavalry Carbine with Saddle Ring and Bar - Circa 1790 Magazines 04 hours on 1 Nov

04 hours on 1 Nov 1942 the George Thatcher (Master Henry Olin Billings) on her maiden voyage was torpedoed by Uboat U-126 about 100 miles off the west coast of Africa

These are in excellent condition

as identified by an embossed stylized MSA logo in the crown

It now has a lovely stained patina

Original British Napoleonic Tower Flintlock Cavalry Carbine with Saddle Ring and Bar - Circa 1790 Magazines 04 hours on 1 NovOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very interesting and hard to find British Flintlock Cavalry carbine, complete with an intact saddle ring bar and ring. At the time, the term "carbine" was more of a reference to a smaller caliber weapon than to one shorter in length, though as this example shows, it could be both. With a 28 inch long 0. 65" caliber smoothbore barrel and overall length of 43 1 2 inches, this was definitely quite a bit