Scarce & Rare US Civil War Souvenir, A Starr Arms Co. Carbine Lock

A Starr Arms Co. Saddle Ring Carbine lock, made circa 1865 in Yonkers, New York. Only 5,000 of this later rimfire cartridge variant were ordered by the U.S. government and delivered before the American Civil War?s end in 1865. That order followed up on the success of the earlier percussion variant, of which 20,601 were ordered by the Union during the war. The style and function certainly reflect the more popular Sharps rifle and carbine, but utilized the cartridge of the Spencer, the .56-50. Photo in the gallery shows a complete Starr Arms Civil War Carbine

According to Holt Bodinson, the 12th Pennsylvania Cavalry received many of these new cartridge carbines in the Spring of 1865. Overall, Eben T. Starr?s firearm designs made him quite successful during the Civil War, having provided the 3rd most .44 caliber revolvers and the 5th most carbines for the Union. In a conflict with so many different designs and cartridges in use at the same time, it is easy to overlook the Starr.

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