CIVIL WAR US CSA CARBINE RIFLE SOCKET- NATURAL LEATHER

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CIVIL WAR US CSA CARBINE RIFLE SOCKET-
NATURAL LEATHER
The carbine socket was designed to hold the barrel of a trooper's carbine snugly while riding on his mount. Issued with each cavalry saddle, the Carbine Socket buckled to the “offside” or right “D” ring of the saddle’s quarterstraps.
The carbine was carried by the trooper suspended from the sling worn across his body attached to the carbine by the snap swivel. When the trooper was mounted, the barrel of his carbine was fed into the socket attached to his saddle and so arranged, kept the muzzle of his carbine under control, and prevented it from slapping against the side of the horse.
This pattern of Carbine socket continued in service after the Civil War and into the Indian Wars through the early 1880’s until replaced by the Carbine Boots.
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