Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Carbine - Serial No 11178 MG 08-15 Maxim Model 1913

Model 1913

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Standard company muskets were marked on the lock plates with an EIC "Rampant Lion" cypher but examples manufactured by Manton were maker marked on the lock as follows:

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Carbine - Serial No 11178 MG 08-15 Maxim Model 1913Original 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 (leather covering is now absent). Along with