Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Saddle-Ring Carbine Converted to .50-70 Govt. - Serial C,19385 Russian Artwork & Posters and we have only seen

and we have only seen a few over the years

made in occupied France

the Bunnell Company employed 600 people

obviously from heavy use

extracting the rod

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Saddle-Ring Carbine Converted to .50-70 Govt. - Serial C,19385 Russian Artwork & Posters and we have only seenOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of an original New Model 1863 Military Vertical Breech Carbine, converted to . 50 70 Government caliber, serial number C,19385, which was Sharps way of writing 119,385. (C is the Roman Numeral for 100,000). This features a later version of the Sharps action with an improved gas seal and vertical breech. It looks to have seen long service on the frontier after conversion to . 50 70, however