Original U.S. Civil War Barn Find Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C22655 Display Guns & Parts Sets wax pen and water color

wax pen and water color on paper

This version was issued during the WWII London "Blitz"

The sweatband is present but deteriorated due to age and use

Known by collectors as "ice cream cone" binoculars (due to the shape)

with orders for 3538 guns cancelled

Original U.S. Civil War Barn Find Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C22655 Display Guns & Parts Sets wax pen and water colorOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a somewhat worn "barn find" example of an original New Model 1863 Military Vertical Breech Carbine in . 52 caliber, serial number C22655. This features a later version of the Sharps action with an improved gas seal and vertical breech. From the looks of it, after the war was over, it was brought home by a soldier, and then used, before it was then mostly left to itself in a country barn. This unfortunately