Lot 3205 CIVIL WAR IMPORTED MODEL 1851 AUSTRIAN MUZZLE
LOADING SADDLE RING CARBINE.
Please note, as of 4/3/26, this item description has been updated. Please revisit this description and contact us with any questions.
Cal. 71. NSN. These short barrel, large bore carbines were obsolete in Austria by late 1850s, thousands were imported during the Civil War. (Pritchard & Prince The Austrian M1851 Carbine, North-South Trader magazine, vol.35, No.4). These carbines in this braised bolster percussion configuration with ramrods added are wartime imports. Several well documented identified examples of both Confederate & Union are known. Union use was limited to western theaters of Missouri & Kansas. 500 of these carbines were captured on Confederate blockade runner “Nikolai I” March 21, 1863 in the Bahamas. 29.75” overall, 14.5” barrel. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: collector tags attached. CONDITION: very good overall, complete & matching, good mechanics and worn rifled bore. (01-28419/JS). ANTIQUE. $800-1,200.
Please note, as of 4/3/26, this item description has been updated. Please revisit this description and contact us with any questions.
Cal. 71. NSN. These short barrel, large bore carbines were obsolete in Austria by late 1850s, thousands were imported during the Civil War. (Pritchard & Prince The Austrian M1851 Carbine, North-South Trader magazine, vol.35, No.4). These carbines in this braised bolster percussion configuration with ramrods added are wartime imports. Several well documented identified examples of both Confederate & Union are known. Union use was limited to western theaters of Missouri & Kansas. 500 of these carbines were captured on Confederate blockade runner “Nikolai I” March 21, 1863 in the Bahamas. 29.75” overall, 14.5” barrel. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: collector tags attached. CONDITION: very good overall, complete & matching, good mechanics and worn rifled bore. (01-28419/JS). ANTIQUE. $800-1,200.
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