Original U.S. Civil War Excellent Sharps Vertical Breech New Model 1863 Military Rifle - Serial C,31644 German Army Heer an in-line stock

an in-line stock

The British considered it more suitable for mounted troops - cavalry and mounted infantry - than the more cumbersome Lewis

This World War One Third United States Army set contains the following items:

but the blade now shows overall staining and oxidation from service

and the seams are a bit loose

Original U.S. Civil War Excellent Sharps Vertical Breech New Model 1863 Military Rifle - Serial C,31644 German Army Heer an in-line stockOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is it! Probably the best example we have EVER had of an original New Model 1863 Military Vertical Breech 3 band Rifle in the original . 52 caliber! It looks to have been exceedingly well cared for, cleaned repeatedly for over a century. It is marked with serial number C,31644, which was Sharps way of writing 134,747. (C is the Roman Numeral for 100,000). This model features a later version of the Sharps action