.54 caliber. 27" round barrel. SN: 20362. Blued and color casehardened finish, brass furniture, walnut stock and forend retained by a screw and single brass barrel band. Falling block breech loading percussion rifle with automated Maynard priming system. No visible lock markings. Three-line barrel address reads: SHARPS RIFLE / MANUFG CO / HARTFORD CONN. Receiver tang weakly marked SHARPS / PATENTEE / 1848 with the first line illegible and with serial number. Matching serial number found under barrel and in forend as well. Tape priming door marked in two lines: EDWARD MAYNARD / PATENTEE 1845. The assembly mark YP2 appears throughout, under the barrel, inside the forend, in the lock, patchbox, on the operation lever and on the breech block. The mating code N5 appears inside the patchbox cover. The tape primer door is numbered 843. A correct pattern, Enfield-style 900-yard rear sight is present on the barrel and the original front sight is present as well. A saber bayonet lug with a .875" guide key is present under the barrel, 2.75" from the muzzle. The lug is marked with a "0". Only 263 M1855 Sharps carbines with 27" long barrels and saber bayonet lugs were manufactured, of which 200 went to the US Navy. A very scarce US martial long arm. Condition: Very good. Barrel with a streaky brown brown over gray patina with some scattered surface oxidation and mostly legible markings. Lock with traces of color and remains mechanically functional with complete tape priming system. Bore about fine, mostly bright with fine rifling. Brass with a medium golden patina. Stock with an old applied finish showing some alligatoring to the finish. Wood with moderate wear, showing numerous scattered bumps, dings and mars.
.54 caliber. 27" round barrel. SN: 20362. Blued and color casehardened finish, brass furniture, walnut stock and forend retained by a screw and single brass barrel band. Falling block breech loading percussion rifle with automated Maynard priming system. No visible lock markings. Three-line barrel address reads: SHARPS RIFLE / MANUFG CO / HARTFORD CONN. Receiver tang weakly marked SHARPS / PATENTEE / 1848 with the first line illegible and with serial number. Matching serial number found under barrel and in forend as well. Tape priming door marked in two lines: EDWARD MAYNARD / PATENTEE 1845. The assembly mark YP2 appears throughout, under the barrel, inside the forend, in the lock, patchbox, on the operation lever and on the breech block. The mating code N5 appears inside the patchbox cover. The tape primer door is numbered 843. A correct pattern, Enfield-style 900-yard rear sight is present on the barrel and the original front sight is present as well. A saber bayonet lug with a .875" guide key is present under the barrel, 2.75" from the muzzle. The lug is marked with a "0". Only 263 M1855 Sharps carbines with 27" long barrels and saber bayonet lugs were manufactured, of which 200 went to the US Navy. A very scarce US martial long arm. Condition: Very good. Barrel with a streaky brown brown over gray patina with some scattered surface oxidation and mostly legible markings. Lock with traces of color and remains mechanically functional with complete tape priming system. Bore about fine, mostly bright with fine rifling. Brass with a medium golden patina. Stock with an old applied finish showing some alligatoring to the finish. Wood with moderate wear, showing numerous scattered bumps, dings and mars.
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