Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C,30468 - Unconverted Lee-Enfield (SMLE) also include is a standard

also include is a standard mount socket for US GI M25 and M31 jeep pedestal mounts

It does not have the reinforced press-button aperature of the Carter Type EB22

but equipped with a finger activated pencil that enabled the navigator to make a number of vertical marks on a piece of roughened gray paper mounted below the index knob

and the sight does not move

as well as on other components of the musket

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Vertical Breech Saddle-Ring Carbine - Serial C,30468 - Unconverted Lee-Enfield (SMLE) also include is a standardOriginal 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,30468, which was Sharps way of writing 134,747. (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 aged look, with no signs of major restoration. The wood stocks are in good shape, showing