TITLE: Sharps Model 1859 Carbine
MAKER: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company
MADE IN: Hartford, MA
CALIBER: .50 Caliber
DATE: ca. 1859
DIMENSIONS: Barrel: 22” Length: 39” Height: 7 ¼”
INSCRIPTION: Serial Number 60350 / Action Area: S. LAWRENCE / PATENTED / FEB 15TH 1859. Butt (left side): DH carved into the wood. Butt (right side): XXX.
CREDIT LINE: Guns from the Browning-Cowan Family
OBJECT ID: 986-12-091
Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company (Hartford, CT), .50 caliber, serial number 60350, date: ca 1859
Many military issue firearms are altered due to surplus after wartime; the barrels of this gun were altered after the Civil War and the firing pin was substituted for original percussion cap.