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  2. Scabbard - Wikipedia

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    An elaborate Celtic scabbard of 1-200 AD, in two colours of bronze 1916 Leather Scabbard for a saddle lever-action rifle of Jack Peters, a ranch hand that worked on the Grant-Kohrs Ranch, in Powell County, Montana. A scabbard is a sheath for holding a sword, dagger, knife, or similar edged weapons.

  3. Model 1850 Army Staff & Field Officers' Sword - Wikipedia

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    Scabbard/sheath Leather or Steel The Model 1850 Army Staff and Field Officer 's Sword was carried by all members of staff departments, Field Grade officers of Artillery and Infantry , Company Grade Officers of Light Artillery, Staff Officers and Aides-de-Camp between 1850 and 1872.

  4. Krag–Jørgensen - Wikipedia

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    Danish M.1889 carbine. After strenuous tests, Denmark adopted the Krag–Jørgensen rifle on July 3, 1889. The Danish rifle differed in several key areas from the weapons later adopted by the United States and Norway, particularly in its use of a forward (as opposed to downward) hinged magazine door, the use of rimmed ammunition, and the use of an outer steel liner for the barrel.

  5. Model 1840 army noncommissioned officers' sword - Wikipedia

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    The sword had a 31-inch (79 cm) blade (some being slightly longer), a cast brass hilt resembling the more expensive wire-wrapped leather grips, and a leather scabbard rather than the steel used by cavalry troopers and officers, although some makers, such as Emerson and Silver, issued a steel scabbard rather than leather to protect from wear.

  6. List of weapons in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    The Sharps rifle was a falling-block rifle used during and after the American Civil War. It was particularly associated with the 1st and 2nd United States Sharpshooters: Spencer repeating rifle: The Spencer M1860 was a manually operated lever-action repeating rifle fed from a tube magazine with cartridges.

  7. List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces - Wikipedia

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    Henry rifle (Lever-action; .44-26-200 ... Model 1840 Army Noncommissioned Officers' Sword A modern version of this sword with steel scabbard is currently permitted ...

  8. Saddle ring - Wikipedia

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    A saddle ring is a metal ring attached to the receiver of a carbine, rifle, or shotgun allowing it to be tied to a saddle or used with a specialized sling. [1] [2]Saddle rings could be attached directly to the firearm, or in some cases to a saddle ring bar, which allowed the saddle ring to slide along the action, such as on the British Enfield P1856, a short cavalry version of the Pattern 1853 ...

  9. Model 1840 light artillery saber - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Model 1840 light artillery saber has a brass hilt and knuckle-bow of about 6 inches in length, the grip wrapped in leather and bound with brass wire, and a blade of 32.25 inches in length. Unlike the Model 1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber the artillery model has no basket.