Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C,21689 - Unconverted Sales Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget

Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy Paget

The top of the case is marked U

This feature allowed the user to determine the approximate distance of a 2

The 1st Infantry was consolidated in April 1869 with the 43d Infantry Regiment

and still retains the original brass fittings

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C,21689 - Unconverted Sales Sir Arthur Henry Fitzroy PagetOriginal 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.