I managed to buy an original Civil War era Burnside Carbine. From the pictures on the vendor's website it looked quite nice. When I received it it was even nicer than what I thought it would be. Here are some links to the Burnside.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27062700@ ... 929518823/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27062700@ ... 929518823/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27062700@ ... 929518823/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27062700@ ... 929518823/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27062700@ ... 929518823/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27062700@ ... 929518823/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/27062700@ ... 929518823/
Burnside Carbine
Burnside Carbine
Rudy N
1926 Izhevsk 91/30 (Ex-Dragoon)
1929 Izhevsk 91/30 (Ex-Dragoon)
1935 Tula 91/30
1943 Izhevsk 91/30
1943 Tula 91/30
1943 Tula M38
1944 Izhevsk M44
1944 VKT M39
1928 SIG M28
1956 T53
1926 Izhevsk 91/30 (Ex-Dragoon)
1929 Izhevsk 91/30 (Ex-Dragoon)
1935 Tula 91/30
1943 Izhevsk 91/30
1943 Tula 91/30
1943 Tula M38
1944 Izhevsk M44
1944 VKT M39
1928 SIG M28
1956 T53
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Re: Burnside Carbine
pics want me to sign in. I know these carbines, they have been reproduced recently. About ten years back I had a customer ask me to ID some old guns that were over the fireplace in a home he had recently bought. Decorations left by the previous owners. Two Burnside carbines in excellent and very shootable condition had he wanted to shoot them, and very original. He was even more thrilled when I told him what such would likely sell for. Far as I know he kept them and put them back up over the fireplace. Nice find.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Re: Burnside Carbine
Lets see how this works.
https://www.flickr.com/gp/27062700@N02/v7485B
https://www.flickr.com/gp/27062700@N02/v7485B
Rudy N
1926 Izhevsk 91/30 (Ex-Dragoon)
1929 Izhevsk 91/30 (Ex-Dragoon)
1935 Tula 91/30
1943 Izhevsk 91/30
1943 Tula 91/30
1943 Tula M38
1944 Izhevsk M44
1944 VKT M39
1928 SIG M28
1956 T53
1926 Izhevsk 91/30 (Ex-Dragoon)
1929 Izhevsk 91/30 (Ex-Dragoon)
1935 Tula 91/30
1943 Izhevsk 91/30
1943 Tula 91/30
1943 Tula M38
1944 Izhevsk M44
1944 VKT M39
1928 SIG M28
1956 T53
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Re: Burnside Carbine
Very nice!!! I just picked up a Spencer Carbine (made by Burnside) about 5 months ago. It is hanging on my wall next to my Trapdoor Springfield carbine and my Snider Carbine. Looking for a rolling block Remington now.
The Burnside carbine is not cheap. Either is the Spencer. I haven't seen any reproduction Burnsides, but plenty of Spencer Burnsides.
The Burnside carbine is not cheap. Either is the Spencer. I haven't seen any reproduction Burnsides, but plenty of Spencer Burnsides.
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Re: Burnside Carbine
What cartridge do they shoot ? My wife is reading a book about a surgeon describing how much worse the damage to the wounded was from these than standard rifle wounds.Longcolt44 wrote:Nice, do you plan to shoot it or hang it?
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Re: Burnside Carbine
Odd looking cone shaped .54 cartridge. No reason why it would be any worse than a .58 mini, it was a conventional enough lead bullet. The Springfield service rifle was still the more powerful weapon, just slower to load.steelbuttplate wrote:What cartridge do they shoot ? My wife is reading a book about a surgeon describing how much worse the damage to the wounded was from these than standard rifle wounds.Longcolt44 wrote:Nice, do you plan to shoot it or hang it?
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft.
Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: Burnside Carbine
Burnside ammo
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