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The initial production goal of the Massachusetts Arms Company had been 5,000 arms. These men included South CarolinaвЂ™s Wade Hampton, Georgia senator Robert Toombs and Vice President John Breckenridge of Kentucky all of who became Confederate Generals during the American Civil War. 50 caliber.ДЄccording to arms researcher, author and historian James D McAulay, a number of famous (and soon to be famous) Southerners purchased the carbine pattern Maynard arms. The guns were produced in both carbine and rifle lengths, with 20вЂќ and 26вЂќ barrels respectively, and were offered in both. The successful trials resulted in the formation of the Massachusetts Arms Company in 1857, which was formed for the purpose of producing Dr. Maynard paid the US Springfield Armory $116.37 in 1853 to produce a full scale model of his carbine and the model was tested by the Ordnance Department in 1856 with very positive results. This system showed such promise and was so well thought of by the US Ordnance Department that the US Government paid Maynard $75,000 for the use of his priming system on the US M-1855 series of arms. The system advanced the roll of primers each time the hammer was cocked, and upon firing, the hammer cut off the spent cap. Edward Maynard, known for his invention of the Maynard Tape Priming System, an automated priming system that utilized a varnished strip of paper with small amounts of fulminate of mercury, similar to a modern day childвЂ™s cap gun.

These guns were the invention of dental surgeon and firearms innovator Dr.

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This is a GREAT example of the scarce and desirable 1st Model Maynard Carbine S/N 2068, smack dab in the known CONFEDERATE serial number range.

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