Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 20599 German Flare Guns which more or less tells

which more or less tells us that it was originally made in England

with other areas worn a bit so they are even with it

the unit left with the Division for England on 17 August

yet remained unarmed

Original U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Cavalry Carbine in .50 Caliber - Serial 20599 German Flare Guns which more or less tellsOriginal 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