A little investigation showed it was 1 of only 10, recivers made by a certain company. You can only relate a gun to certain items it has. Sometime in the mid's providing it's not a replica. A new inspector mark in the form of a ribbon was added on the butt once the gun had been refurbished and refitted.Ĭartouches on wood on left side beneath the saddle bar indicate government inspection, additional inspector marks, on the barrel and butt. The ones which do not have a saddle bar or riding ring, may have either been a special order for the Navy or other specialized use.Ĭartouches on wood on left side beneath the saddle bar indicate government inspection. Single shot percussion carbine, Sharps New ModelNavy or special order, with patchbox, no ring bar.
Cartouches on wood on left side beneath the saddle bar indicate government inspection, additional inspector marks, on the barrel.īarrel length 22in. Standard features include an iron buttplate, iron loading lever serves as a trigger guard, one iron band, percussion nipple was designed to utilize a tape primer system that did not work very well and was usually disabled, but conventional cap served effectively, hinged Sharps sight, saddle bar and riding ring on left side, rifling with six lands and grooves. The Modelreflected only minor improvements over the Modelmostly elimination of the patchbox.
Manufactured by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Co. BUT, you didn't include model, year, or any other identifying marks, so I can give only generalizations for the serial number you provided within a certain range.
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Any idea on how to find the regiment it was issued to? Being you say it was "re-manufactured" to.
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