Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine - Serial No 8579 Japanese Ordnance Company director Christian Cranmer would

Company director Christian Cranmer would suggest the revolver was expressly purchased for a valued NCO in an elite Regiment that shipped out to the Crimea for the Anglo/Russian war

with some worn nickle plating

This all came about because one of our neighbors visited his son in Maine and the son had a copy of the 1st book

while the 460th and 596th loaded onto the Panama Canal ship Cristobal

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine - Serial No 8579 Japanese Ordnance Company director Christian Cranmer wouldOriginal Item: Only One Available. Known as the Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 carbine, this weapon is a wartime . 52 caliber rimfire breechloading firearm designed by Hartford, Connecticut native Christian Sharps. Presented is a nice original example of that engineering design called the Navy type carbine, which had its barrel covered in a black leather covering as rust protection against the sea elements. Like almost all that we see, the leather