Smith Carbine

Description:

Smith Carbine, c. 1861-65, serial number 6403, walnut stock with steel fittings, marked on the left side of the breech ADDRESS/POULTNEY & TRIMBLE/BALTIMORE, U.S.A., SMITH'S PATENT/JUNE 23 1857, and MANUFACTURED BY/AM'N M'CH'N. WKS/SPRINGFIELD MASS, barrel lg. 21 5/8, overall lg. 39 in.

Provenance: From the collection of the late Peter F. Frazier and M. Prudence Fleck.
Estimate $700-900

Overall in very good condition with some light dings in stock.


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