Original U.S. Civil War Sharps Vertical Breech New Model 1863 Military Rifle with Excellent Bore - Serial C,34747 Japanese Documents and Books located in occupied Prague

located in occupied Prague

This carbine has the "crescent" style butt plate

Weighs approximately 50lbs

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

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps Vertical Breech New Model 1863 Military Rifle with Excellent Bore - Serial C,34747 Japanese Documents and Books located in occupied PragueOriginal 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