Original Rare U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech "Army" Carbine Serial 4723 - 1 of 500 Made Nepalese Cache Extras After this 4th Marines temporarily

After this 4th Marines temporarily ceased to exist

The katana has a handmade blade with a Futsu 普通 (regular) Nakago (tang) with a KIRI (cut) nakago-jiri (tang tip)

We would assume that the tip was damaged

Each side of the viewing tubes also have large

[28] By the end of the war

Original Rare U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech "Army" Carbine Serial 4723 - 1 of 500 Made Nepalese Cache Extras After this 4th Marines temporarilyOriginal Item: Only One Available. We have had several examples of the Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 carbine before, however all of these were the "Navy" model, designed with a leather cover on the barrel. This example however does not have the screws or tapped holes for the cover, identifying it as a very rare "Army" model, the only example we have ever had! It's also in really great shape, and looks to be an all matching example, with serial number