Original U.S. Navy W.J. Jenks Side Hammer "Mule-Ear" Breech Loading Percussion Carbine - dated 1845 40mm BOFORS The Lewis magazine was driven

The Lewis magazine was driven by a cam on top of the bolt which operated a pawl mechanism via a lever

The overall length of the weapon was 58 inches

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Original U.S. Navy W.J. Jenks Side Hammer "Mule-Ear" Breech Loading Percussion Carbine - dated 1845 40mm BOFORS The Lewis magazine was drivenOriginal 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