.54 caliber. 21" barrel. SN: 11398. Blued and color casehardened finish, brass furniture, walnut stock and forend secured by a screw and a single solid, spring-retained brass barrel band. Single shot dropping breech percussion breechloading carbine with L-shaped leaf rear sight, front sight blade, and saddle ring opposite lock. Back action lock marked in two lines STARR ARMS CO/YONKERS, N.Y. Barrel marked STARR ARMS CO YONKERS, N.Y. in a single line between the rear sight and the barrel band. H.G.H. sub-inspection mark on left of chamber. No cartouche visible in wood. Some 20,601 were produced circa 1862-1865 with the majority seeing Civil War service with Union Cavalry regiments, including the 1st Arkansas, 5th Kansas and 24th New York Cavalry. A search of the Springfield Research Service serial number books did not find this carbine, but the closest numbers were all issued to the 1st Arkansas Cavalry with #11388 going to Company C and #11362 and #11428 were both issued to Company M. {ANTIQUE}