The caps exterior is near excellent with light field wear and some minor moth nips
The interior has a BDM - Weste RZM tag numbered 232634
The contract however had an "escape clause" that allowed them to change the contract in the event of a more advanced Mauser system being developed
A very fine example to fill the gap in any Military Helmet collection
They Measure approximately 10” long x 6 ½” tall x 3” wide
Original U.S. Civil War 1849 Springfield Arms Company Warner Patent Revolving Carbine Receivers The caps exterior is nearOriginal Item: One of a kind. As seen on History Channel's Pawn Stars, this is exceptionally rare as only a handful of examples are known to exist. Watch IMA's own antique gun expert Alex evaluate and shoot this rifle on History Channel's Pawn Stars: Manufactured by Springfield Arms Co., Springfield, Ma. in 1849, this is a percussion, six shot, revolving carbine. Made on the James Warner (Springfield, Mass.) patents of 1851, 1856, 1867. Percussion