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Here is one of my favorite black powder cartridge guns from the transitional period during the Civil War: Dr. Edward Maynard's fine little carbine. This one, in .50, is the Second Model; the War Department began receiving the Second Model in June of 1864. Service charge was a 343-grain bullet over 40 grains of black powder for a velocity between 900 and 1000 fps. The brass case has a pinhole in the center of the base to admit the flash from the musket cap. I have yet to shoot this one, although one I had about 20 years ago was very pleasant to shoot and relatively accurate as well.
When you show one of these carbines to a pal,the comment is invariably, "That's pretty cute, but dude, where's the rest of it?"
The Maynards were among the most well-regarded of the many Civil War carbines after the Sharps and Spencer. They were light, robust, simple, unlikely to get out of order, and the ammunition was easy to handle -- the big flange on the rim made it easy to snatch an empty case out of the breech and stuff in a fresh cartridge.
Wow Bill, the cool factor is off the hook with this one. I have to admit that while I probably herd or read about these, I never paid much attention. are there any reproductions of these out there? Thanks for the post.
Kool gun. (Now they sell lumber. Ha ha). How 'bout some close ups of the cartridge base, showing the ignition hole? I like the education we get here on the board..keep watching for odd stuff at gun shows and garage/yard sales..now I'll know what I'm seeing..This morning saw a punt gun, really old, 8 or 6 gauge, matchlock ignition, prolly 8 feet long..hooked the guy up with a shop in Post Falls that will appraise it for him.
This is plagiarized from someone else, but I love it!
I was born a gun owner.
It wasn't a choice.
I didn't become one later in life.
I was born this way.
I have found the ignition to be 100 percent with this system.
As I said, I had one years ago, and started missing the little fella. Then while reading about the Bannock Indian War here in Oregon in the 1860s, I found out that the Maynard saw a lot of use by volunteer cavalry and mounted infantry here in the high desert. So I managed to scare up this one -- from a guy getting too old to do Civil War re-enacting any more. You can find originals from $1500 on up, and Larry Romano makes new ones for $3500 or more. I was fortunate to find this one as the bore is in very good condition.
I sold Mine a few months ago, I didn't get near 1500 but Mine didn't look as nice as this one. Mine had buggered screws and one wasn't even the right one. Looks good Bill.
Perry
Bill, you do get up to interesting stuff while you are trying to divert your attention from the painful back. I hope you didn't get rid of the 300 Savage to finance this new acquisition -- we need to get some 300 Savage shooting in before it goes down the road...
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Griff, they just about have to be turned cases. The Maynard is still pretty popular on the firing line at N-SSA skirmishes. With the carbine's gas-tight lockup and black powder pressures, there is virtually no risk from that flashhole.
I have to admit that while I probably herd or read about these, I never paid much attention. are there any reproductions of these out there? Thanks for the post.
Not seeing any pictures....
