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tmark

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MM631 french Carbine? or Confederate made Maynard Variant?
« on: July 27, 2011, 01:14:26 PM »
Any opinions or information on this Arkansas bullet?
.509 X .784 in size
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tom buckley

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Re: MM631 french Carbine? or Confederate made Maynard Variant?
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2011, 01:30:41 PM »
The cross-reference in A Handbook of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges has the MM 631 as the TT 78 .50 Maynard.
I don't know of any .50 "French Carbine".
Hope this helps.
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tmark

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Re: MM631 french Carbine? or Confederate made Maynard Variant?
« Reply #2 on: July 27, 2011, 11:39:39 PM »
Thanks, Tom
Maybe it is just a plain old Maynard.
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Re: MM631 french Carbine? or Confederate made Maynard Variant?
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2011, 10:23:25 PM »
They have been recovered in limited quantity near the Post of Arkansas where the Confederate winter quarters were located, possibly associated with Texas cavalry.  I know of one other recovery near Vicksburg.
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ETEX

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Re: MM631 french Carbine? or Confederate made Maynard Variant?
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2011, 03:30:59 AM »
tmark, I have a MM-631 that was recovered from Arkansas Post from the Confederate barracks. The dimensions are .503 x .774 x 260 and I have mine in my Trans-Mississippi section listed as a Texas Cavalry Carbine.
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ETEX

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Re: MM631 french Carbine? or Confederate made Maynard Variant?
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2011, 03:40:43 PM »
Hopefully these photos will attach. Playing with a new software and my MM-631 isn't near as nice as tmarks.
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Re: MM631 french Carbine? or Confederate made Maynard Variant?
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2011, 04:17:42 PM »
tmark, since it's just a plain ole Maynard I will be glad to pay you premium price to place next to my plain ole Maynard from Arkansas Post. What part of Arkansas did yours come out of?  ;D
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tmark

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Re: MM631 french Carbine? or Confederate made Maynard Variant?
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2011, 10:11:42 AM »
Thanks, mbfrompb,Etex,
I thought this bullet might be different. It came from what I think could be a small confederate camp near St.Paul Ar.
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