Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1855 Rifled Percussion Pistol Carbine with Functional Tape Primer System - Dated 1855 Technical Books In lovely service used condition

In lovely service used condition with a fantastic bore and great looking figured stock

which we believe to be for James Woolley of Birmingham

This fin assembly is aluminum and not welded sheet metal

It features over 40 buttons

The cuff style collar has two “Scottish Thistle” insignias and the front has all eight British General Service buttons

Original U.S. Civil War Springfield Model 1855 Rifled Percussion Pistol Carbine with Functional Tape Primer System - Dated 1855 Technical Books In lovely service used conditionOriginal Item: Only One Available. This U. S. Martial pistol is one of the most impressive of all! The Springfield Model 1855 Pistol Carbine was the last single shot pistol to be produced for the U. S. military. More than 4,000 were made, and at the time, it was the smallest . 58 caliber pistol used in the army. It was based around the same Maynard "Tape Primer" system used on the M1855 musket, which kept a coiled tape containing primers, which were