Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C,21689 - Unconverted Lewis Gun The brass butt plate on

The brass butt plate on the rifle is marked C / 12

The Spencer repeating rifle was adopted by the Union Army

proved by extensive use in the tropics

This Major

as are the two buttons at the end of each sleeve and the buttons for the waist pockets

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C,21689 - Unconverted Lewis Gun The brass butt plate onOriginal 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,21689, which was Sharps way of writing 121,689. (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 polished steel patina on most the metal components, with some of the markings now faint.