Original U.S. Civil War Scarce 1st Contract Warner Saddle-Ring Carbine by Springfield Arms Serial 2499 - Only 1,501 Made Crimean War Committed to battle 20 February

Committed to battle 20 February

There are some light stains on the exterior

UK route during October 1942 and assembled at Grafton Underwood

so they are all relatively rare

and the rear has what looks to be old dirt stuck on

Original U.S. Civil War Scarce 1st Contract Warner Saddle-Ring Carbine by Springfield Arms Serial 2499 - Only 1,501 Made Crimean War Committed to battle 20 FebruaryOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Warner Carbine is a fine example of the many styles of innovative, breechloading, metallic cartridge arms that were procured in relatively small numbers by the US Ordnance Department during the American Civil War. The design was the brainchild of James Warner of Springfield, Mass., who had a long history of employment in the firearms industry. He had at one time worked at Eli Whitneys factory in Whitneyville,