Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian Percussion Conversion Rifled Saddle-Ring Carbine - Circa 1845 Brunswick Parts as the barrel is marked

as the barrel is marked Acheron

two straps of 29 inches with leather slot anchors provide for attachment of material below the bag

and also very faintly on the sight guard and butt plate

with a steel throat

above some faded maker marks

Original U.S. Civil War Era Austrian Percussion Conversion Rifled Saddle-Ring Carbine - Circa 1845 Brunswick Parts as the barrel is markedOriginal Item: Only one Available. This is a very nice AUSTRIAN made Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine, with a . 71" heavily rifled barrel. This most likely began life with an "Augustin" style "tube lock", an interesting intermediate step between flintlock and percussion firearms, but was then later converted fully to percussion in the 1850s. Many European powers were beginning to move to cartridge firearms, and with a huge market in the United States,