Lanyard Puller
First Sergeant
- Joined
- Nov 29, 2017
- Location
- South Carolina
Just unpacked from the Franklin, Tn show {very well attended} and thought I'd share this little beauty.
It's an "1864/Tower" "anchor/S" carbine, delivered in late 1864/early 1865 to Wilmington or possibly in to the Trans-Mississippi Texas area. "Tipping & Lawton" marked with the "BSAT" roundel.
These late war carbines are harder to find than the earlier "JS/anchor" or later, double stamped "anchor/S" Barnett locked guns, and the majority of surviving P56 carbines show lots of usage. Around 10,000 or more were purchased by the CS Government.
The use of a sling swivel into a makeshift swivel behind the bottom band just makes it even more cool.
The linen CS sling was an added bonus.
It's an "1864/Tower" "anchor/S" carbine, delivered in late 1864/early 1865 to Wilmington or possibly in to the Trans-Mississippi Texas area. "Tipping & Lawton" marked with the "BSAT" roundel.
These late war carbines are harder to find than the earlier "JS/anchor" or later, double stamped "anchor/S" Barnett locked guns, and the majority of surviving P56 carbines show lots of usage. Around 10,000 or more were purchased by the CS Government.
The use of a sling swivel into a makeshift swivel behind the bottom band just makes it even more cool.
The linen CS sling was an added bonus.
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