Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C,21689 - Unconverted Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts no doubt in Massachusetts

no doubt in Massachusetts

it marked the first adoption of a removable magazine-fed infantry rifle by any country

The pressed steel body of this example has been opened at the crimp points and is not resealed

Donald McCall

Restoration

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C,21689 - Unconverted Gahendra Martini Rifles & Parts no doubt in MassachusettsOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an original New Model 1863 Military Vertical Breech Carbine in . 52 caliber, serial number C,21689, which was Sharps way of writing 121,689. (C is the Roman Numeral for 100,000). This features a later version of the Sharps action with an improved gas seal and vertical breech. The carbine has a nice polished steel patina on most the metal components, with some of the markings now faint.