Original U.S. Civil War Starr Model 1858 Saddle Ring Carbine Italian Flags Christian (owner of IMA) was

Christian (owner of IMA) was 19 at the time and regretted never properly paying his respects despite the fact that he was in London every day at the time

mounted in black wood frame

Once received by IMA it was found that only about 50% of the weapons were still in the original "Air Cooled" configuration in which all the contracted weapons were in at the time of original 1930s delivery

This musket

The Italian model differed somewhat from its original Swiss design in that attention was paid to streamlining the product for Italian Army requirements

Original U.S. Civil War Starr Model 1858 Saddle Ring Carbine Italian Flags Christian (owner of IMA) wasOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Starr carbine was a breech loading single shot rifle used by the United States Army. Designed in 1858, the Starr was primarily used by cavalry soldiers in the American Civil War. In January 1858, Ebenezer Starr submitted his design for a single shot, breech loading rifle to the Washington Armory for evaluation. During testing, the rifle was noted to have no misfires, and its accuracy was considered better than