Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine - Serial No 8579 Japanese Ordnance excellent condition in original case

excellent condition in original case

with some worn nickle plating

Overall length: 15 5/8“

Company director Christian Cranmer would suggest the revolver was expressly purchased for a valued NCO in an elite Regiment that shipped out to the Crimea for the Anglo/Russian war

Defeat at the Philippine Sea was a disaster for Japanese naval air power with American pilots terming it

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine - Serial No 8579 Japanese Ordnance excellent condition in original caseOriginal Item: Only One Available. Known as the Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 carbine, this weapon is a wartime . 52 caliber rimfire breechloading firearm designed by Hartford, Connecticut native Christian Sharps. Presented is a nice original example of that engineering design called the Navy type carbine, which had its barrel covered in a black leather covering as rust protection against the sea elements. Like almost all that we see, the leather