Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Saddle-Ring Carbine Converted to .50-70 Govt. - Serial C,26278 Italian Flags The interior of the helmet

The interior of the helmet has little of the original paint due to extensive oxidation

the British General Staff issued a specification for a new submachine gun to replace the Sten

Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns

including the 1943 offensives against the V-2 rocket development plant at Peenemünde

and there is even still some of the original white thread present

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Saddle-Ring Carbine Converted to .50-70 Govt. - Serial C,26278 Italian Flags The interior of the helmetOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of an original New Model 1863 Military Vertical Breech Carbine, converted to . 50 70 Government caliber, serial number C,26278, which was Sharps way of writing 119,385. (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. It looks to have seen light to moderate service on the frontier after conversion to . 50