Original Rare U.S. Springfield-Sharps Model 1870 Type I Trials Rifle with Erskine S. Allin Cartouche - Serial C, 34645 U.S. Uniforms Serial number 352586B denotes year

Serial number 352586B denotes year of manufacture as 1890

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This is a fine complete example of an all original French brass Casque de Pompier (fire helmet) shell

and has some dried dirt and grease on it

It is mostly single-edged

Original Rare U.S. Springfield-Sharps Model 1870 Type I Trials Rifle with Erskine S. Allin Cartouche - Serial C, 34645 U.S. Uniforms Serial number 352586B denotes yearOriginal Item: One of a Kind. The U. S. Civil war had confirmed the adage of NEED is the Mother of INVENTION. Muzzle Loading Muskets and Rifles were extensively used but new developments continually resulted in a "fresh" breech loading system being adopted on a trial basis. The Union had as many as NINETEEN different systems issued during the war and afterwards, many designed to use the existing stocks of arms to convert to center fire metallic