lot 131: the bore is clean and rifled; the barrel blue is now a grey metal with traces of caseharden on the breech; walnut stock is sound and in good condition with no government stampings; complete, sound operational, and in good condition; please see section 9 in our terms & conditions for full disclosure regarding the sale of firearms: https://hindman-production.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/website-public/conditions-of-sale.pdf

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A Smith carbine, Poultney & Trimble, Baltimore, MD, patent June 23, 1857