Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial 91097 - Unconverted EXCLUDE_CHECKOUT_RESTRICTION Army Military Police markings painted

Army Military Police markings painted on the shell in the classic form

By June 1940 most of the Poles had been transferred to other camps and replaced with Belgian and French troops taken prisoner during the Battle of France

The basket hilt is a development of the quillons added to swords' cross guards since the Late Middle Ages

which has also been heavily cleaned

privately purchased by "Frederick Gordon Blair

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial 91097 - Unconverted EXCLUDE_CHECKOUT_RESTRICTION Army Military Police markings paintedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice patinated example of an original New Model 1863 Military Vertical Breech Carbine in . 52 caliber, serial number 91097. This features a later version of the Sharps action with an improved gas seal and vertical breech. The carbine has a nice aged look, with no signs of major restoration, just honest use in the field, with subsequent cleaning following exposure to the elements. The wood stocks are in