Original U.S. Civil War Navy W.J. Jenks Side Hammer "Mule-Ear" Breech Loading Percussion Carbine - dated 1845 Vintage Signs This example is dated 1942

This example is dated 1942 on both MkIII marked chin strap lugs

This is a really well designed piece with a wheel underneath that hits against a small wooden plank that creates a tank-like sound when it is moved

There is a cork type ring on the smaller glass vial which seals the larger glass bottle when the Bakelite cap is screwed tight

the trigger is the earlier 1873 Model as it is not a serrated trigger

Original U.S. Civil War Navy W.J. Jenks Side Hammer "Mule-Ear" Breech Loading Percussion Carbine - dated 1845 Vintage Signs This example is dated 1942Original Item: Only One Available. From the Civil War era this is one of the hardest Carbines to find, and this is indeed the only example we have ever had of a W. J. Jenks "Mule Ear" Carbine. It is in rifled . 54 caliber. Access to the breech is accomplished by lifting bolt lever, and a paper cartridge would be inserted and rammed forward when the breech is closed. The carbine is then discharged with the use of a SIDE HAMMER percussion system, the so