TITLE: Smith Percussion Carbine
MAKER: American Machine Works
MADE IN: Springfield, MA
CALIBER: .50 Caliber
DATE: ca. 1864
DIMENSIONS: Barrel: 22” Length: 39 ½” Height: 6”
INSCRIPTION: Serial Number 4180 / Stamp: MANUFACTURED BY / -MCHN WKS / RINGFIELD. MASS. Butt Plate: ADDRESS / POULTNEY & TREMBLE / BALTIMORE U.S.A. SMITH’S PATENT / JUNE 23. 1857
CREDIT LINE: Guns from the Browning-Cowan Family
OBJECT ID: 986-12-076
Examples of this gun were used by the Union cavalry during the Civil War. The receiver stamp, Poultney and Trimble, is the name of the distributor of the firearm; their firm acted as selling agents to military.