Original U.S. Civil War Navy W.J. Jenks Side Hammer "Mule-Ear" Breech Loading Percussion Carbine - dated 1845 Vintage Signs the trigger is the earlier

the trigger is the earlier 1873 Model as it is not a serrated trigger

not available in this condition for nearly 20 years

There is a cork type ring on the smaller glass vial which seals the larger glass bottle when the Bakelite cap is screwed tight

Most likely this flag was never issued

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Original U.S. Civil War Navy W.J. Jenks Side Hammer "Mule-Ear" Breech Loading Percussion Carbine - dated 1845 Vintage Signs the trigger is the earlierOriginal Item: Only One Available. From the Civil War era this is one of the hardest Carbines to find, and this is indeed the only example we have ever had of a W. J. Jenks "Mule Ear" Carbine. It is in rifled . 54 caliber. Access to the breech is accomplished by lifting bolt lever, and a paper cartridge would be inserted and rammed forward when the breech is closed. The carbine is then discharged with the use of a SIDE HAMMER percussion system, the so