Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C,30468 - Unconverted Category_Martini-Henry Rifles The tunic is quite clean

The tunic is quite clean with a few scattered holes

The serial number 551678 appears on the receiver

The hilt of this example is of japanned-iron rather than brass as seen with the Pattern 1756

It was early evening on the seventh day when the crew was spotted by relatively friendly Japanese fishermen

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C,30468 - Unconverted Category_Martini-Henry Rifles The tunic is quite cleanOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice example of an original New Model 1863 Military Vertical Breech Carbine in . 52 caliber, serial number C,30468, which was Sharps way of writing 134,747. (C is the Roman Numeral for 100,000). This features a later version of the Sharps action with an improved gas seal and vertical breech. The carbine has a nice aged look, with no signs of major restoration. The wood stocks are in good shape, showing