#Sharps rifle serial number lookup serial numbers

The gun is one of the early NM-1863вЂ™s that has the patchbox in the buttstock.

The Sharps carbine offered here is a really lovely, untouched New Model 1863 carbine.

The NM-1859 and the early NM-1863 carbines had an iron, case hardened patchbox in the buttstock, a feature that was eliminated on the last 40,000 carbines delivered, in compliance with changes in the August 1863 contract. They featured a вЂњfall blockвЂќ breech loading action and the automated Lawrence Pellet Priming System, which could also be deactivated, allowing the carbine to use standard percussion caps for ignition as well. Both were single-shot.52 caliber carbines with 22вЂќ barrels. Field reports regarding the service of the carbine during the war were almost entirely positive, with very few negative reports noted.Дuring the course of the war, the two primary variations of the carbine to see service were the New Model 1859 and New Model 1863. While the Spencer Carbine was eventually issued in huge numbers during the last 18 months of the war, no carbine ever superseded the Sharps for overall numbers, quality and durability. September 1863 Ordnance Department returns showed similar numbers with 20,378 Sharps in the field, with the next most issued carbine in the field at that time being the Burnside, of which 8,179 were in service.

#Sharps rifle serial number lookup serial numbers

It is one of 75 whose serial numbers are listed in the. My personal Sharps is an 1863 New Model Serial number C.311 and has not been converted over to to metallic cartridge.

According to December 1862 Ordnance Department returns, there were already 13,645 Sharps in the field, with the Smith Carbine being the next most issued carbine in the field at 1,922.ДЄfter the Civil War was over, a lot of Percussion Sharps, turned in by the troops mustering out of service, were sent to Springfield Armory, Where they were converted to fire 50-70. Throughout the war, the Sharps outnumbered the other carbines in the field by as many as about 6 to 1. From their initial delivery to the Ordnance Department in September 1861, through the end of the war, the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company delivered a total of 77,330 carbines. вЂє Civil War Sharps Carbine Serial Numbers в–€ в–€Д¬ollege Hill Arsenal::В Previously Sold Items::В ID'd Sharps New Model 1863 Carbine - Samuel Crompton -9th IL Cavalry Search: Categories Special::::В ID'd Sharps New Model 1863 Carbine - Samuel Crompton -9th IL Cavalry ID'd Sharps New Model 1863 Carbine - Samuel Crompton -9th IL Cavalry The Sharps Carbine, in both the New Model 1859 and New Model 1863 configurations, was the most used carbine to see service with the US Cavalry during the American Civil War.