The serial number “356” is marked on the bottom of the frame in two places. The left side of the receiver is marked with the standard address and patent dates: on the forward portion of the receiver, stamped horizontally, is "MANUFACTURED BY / AM' N M'CH'N WKS / SPRINGFIELD MASS", on rearward portion of the receiver above the saddle ring bar, stamped horizontally, is "ADDRESS / POULTNEY & TRIMBLE / BALTIMORE, U.S.A.", and underneath the saddle ring bar, stamped horizontally, is "SMITH'S PATENT / JUNE 23, 1857". A total of approximately 30,362 Smith Carbines were purchased by the United States during the Civil War. Production of these carbines was almost entirely consumed by government contracts. 50 caliber, was one of the most important Federal Cavalry carbines of the Civil War. The Smith’s Patent Carbine, as a single shot, breech loading, percussion. This Smith’s Patent Carbine carries a three-digit serial number and receiver stampings that reflect an early birth at the American Machine Works factory in Springfield, Massachusetts. Cavalry Carbine Inventory Number: RIF 045 / SOLD
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