Original U.S. Civil War Sharps Vertical Breech New Model 1863 Military Rifle with Excellent Bore - Serial C,34747 Japanese Documents and Books 1945 by “Cpl

1945 by “Cpl

This carbine has the "crescent" style butt plate

a flintlock blunderbuss pistol dating to the last half of the 18th Century

There is also some corrosion on the steel portion of the detonator

with both leather attachment tabs intact

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps Vertical Breech New Model 1863 Military Rifle with Excellent Bore - Serial C,34747 Japanese Documents and Books 1945 by “CplOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an great example of an original New Model 1863 Military Vertical Breech 3 band Rifle in the original . 52 caliber, serial number C,34747, 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 with an improved gas seal and vertical breech. The long rifle type was made in far smaller numbers than the carbine, so finding them is