This is a very rare and original condition Springfield Model 1896 Krag Cavalry Carbine that is in the serial number range of Model 1896 Carbines issued to the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the famous Rough Riders, during their campaign in Cuba during the Spanish American War. The Springfield Model 1896 Carbine began as the Prototype Model 1892 Carbine. The 1892 Prototype was initially submitted to the Cavalry Drill Regulations Board at Fort Riley, Kansas on June 14, 1894. Based upon feedback from various sources, to include many cavalry veterans of the Indian Wars as well as ..

This is a very rare and fine condition Springfield Model 1896 Krag Cavalry Carbine that is in the serial number range of Model 1896 Carbines issued to the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the famous Rough Riders, during their campaign in Cuba during the Spanish American War.The Springfield Model 1896 Carbine began as the Prototype Model 1892 Carbine. The 1892 Prototype was initially submitted to the Cavalry Drill Regulations Board at Fort Riley, Kansas on June 14, 1894. Based upon feedback from various sources, to include many cavalry veterans of the Indian Wars as well as influential Chief ..

This is a scarce Robert Johnson contract U.S. Model 1817 Flintlock Common Rifle from 1821.Rifle development in the early years of the United States was based on the frontier use of Kentucky and Pennsylvania rifles. The first regulation U.S. rifle was the US Model 1803, manufactured at Harpers Ferry in 1803, firing a .54 caliber ball from a relatively short (compared to earlier civilian rifle designs) 33" barrel. The Model 1803 Rifle was manufactured until 1807 and several of these rifles are known to have accompanied Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the west coast. Model 1803 Rifles were..

This a fine condition and very scarce Robert Johnson manufactured U.S. Model 1836 Flintlock Pistol, still in the original flint, that was made in 1840. The history of the U.S. Handgun began just before the Revolution when British troops stationed in the American Colonies were issued with the "New Model 1760" flintlock pistol. When the Revolutionary War began, the Rappahannock Forge in Virginia copied the British Model 1760 design and designated it the Model 1775. This .62 caliber, flintlock, single shot pistol is generally considered to be the first US martial sidearm. The US War Depar..

This is an original and very rare Massachusetts Militia Contract Flintlock Musket manufactured by Lemuel Pomeroy of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.  This musket was manufactured towards the end of the War of 1812, and was delivered on August 12, 1814.  Only 125 of these muskets were manufactured and only a handful are known to exist today. The story of this musket also begins prior to the War of 1812. U.S. history prior to the War of 1812 is a fascinating and little known period and was marked not only by the solidification of the acrimonious two-party system in the U.S., but..