Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 2nd Model Saddle Ring Breech Loading Carbine - Serial 13895 Iraq Gun is crisply marked with

Gun is crisply marked with multiple waffenamts and the following:

It is more or less decorated

but it didn’t stop a US Marine from wearing it after capture

With further research #143 could identify the specific maker

17th Century pistol

Original U.S. Civil War J.H. Merrill M1858 2nd Model Saddle Ring Breech Loading Carbine - Serial 13895 Iraq Gun is crisply marked withOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice single shot percussion breech loading Civil War Saddle Ring Carbine. As they use both a cap and a type of breech loaded cartridge, they are often referred to as "capping breech loaders". 14,500 were made by J. H. Merrill of Baltimore for the Union Cavalry, mostly between 1863 and 1865. These carbines are known to have been allocated to the following Union cavalry regiments: NY 1st, 5th and 18th;