![]() ![]() This rifle is one of the 2,000 special order Sharps Model 1859 Rifles purchased by the Ordnance Department in April 1862 to arm the 1st and 2nd U.S. If you look closely you can see the seam in the barrel just about a half-inch in front of the end of the wood.Sharps Model 1859 Breech loading Rifle with factory double set triggers manufactured c. He did a great job of matching the rust brown finish as well. To do this, I had a gunsmith lathe down a replacement barrel to slip inside the sawed off and bored out original barrel in order to keep as much of the original gun (and markings) as possible. After I acquired it, I had the barrel restored to its original 22-inch length and chambered to take the. ![]() In this configuration it was used for many years as a line gun for firing ropes across great distances during fire fighting. At that time it’s barrel was sawed off to 11 inches and bored out to a smoothbore 20-gage shotgun. Eventually, around the turn of the 20th Century, this gun found its way to the New York City Fire Department. ![]() 50-70 rimfire and centerfire caliber thus doing away with the need for percussion caps. In 1867 approximately 32,000 Model 1859, 18 Sharps carbines were sent back to the factory to be converted to fire metallic cartridges in. The serial number indicates that this weapon was manufactured in 1863, during the height of the Civil War, and would almost certainly have been issued for military use. This particular firearm has had a peculiar history. Approximately 60,000 of this model were manufactured between 18 with serial numbers ranging from 71235 to 99999 and then C1 to C49528. 52 caliber bullet in a paper cartridge with percussion cap ignition. This is a single-shot breech-loading cavalry carbine with a 22-inch barrel, blued and case hardened with a walnut stock and forearm held on with a single barrel band. Marked on the left side of the barrel at the breech ![]() Marked (incomplete) on the left side of the receiver (marked on the top of the tang behind the breech) Sharps 1863 New Model Carbine / 1867 Conversion ![]()
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