APRIL 12TH 1859.” Mark left side of receiver: “C. HARTFORD CONN.” Notches on top of barrel and receiver for alignment. Mark forward of sight, “SHARPS RIFLE / MANUFG. Mark on top of barrel, “NEW MODEL 1863.”. 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 Model 1863, reflected only minor improvements over the Model 1859, mostly elimination of the patchbox. The Sharps carbine was the most significantly utilized carbine of the Civil War, it was a single shot percussion breechloader using paper cartridge and and revolutionized hand weaponry. ![]() Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Connecticut, serial numbers for the “New Model 1863” generally run 75,000 to 140,000, some overlap with other models. Sharps Carbine, Mew Model 1863, Delivered to the U.S.
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