Original U.S. Civil War Excellent Sharps Vertical Breech New Model 1863 Military Rifle - Serial C,31644 German Army Heer The British considered it more

The British considered it more suitable for mounted troops - cavalry and mounted infantry - than the more cumbersome Lewis

The end of the barrel looks to have been touched up after it had a bit at the end removed due to damage

One minor modification to the suspenders came with the introduction of hooks that resembled a lower case "d" (the shape was intended to counteract the habit of the hooks becoming undone from the cartridge pouches) made in either brass or japanned iron

This World War One Third United States Army set contains the following items:

Original U.S. Civil War Excellent Sharps Vertical Breech New Model 1863 Military Rifle - Serial C,31644 German Army Heer The British considered it moreOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is it! Probably the best example we have EVER had of an original New Model 1863 Military Vertical Breech 3 band Rifle in the original . 52 caliber! It looks to have been exceedingly well cared for, cleaned repeatedly for over a century. It is marked with serial number C,31644, 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