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Item No.: 10562 Price : $2,495.00
Item : U.S. MODEL 1868 SHARPS CARBINE METALLIC CARTRIDGE CONVERSION, .50-70 CAL.
Description :
This is a Civil War era Sharps Cavalry Carbine that has been converted to fire the .50-70 Centerfire cartridge. Following the end of the war, the government found itself with thousands of percussion arms in a new era of cartridge guns. The government decided to convert a number of these arms to use cartridges. One of the arms selected was the Sharps Carbine. In 1867, they contracted with the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company to do the conversions. 31,098 carbines were converted. The conversion consisted of relining the barrel to .50 caliber with 3-groove rifling and installing a new breech block with a firing pin. In instances where the bore diameter was less than .5225", the original 6-groove barrel was retained. The first carbines converted in 1867 were chambered for the .52-70 Rimfire cartridge. Those converted in 1868 were .50-70 centerfire. These converted carbines served well into the era of the Indian Wars. This carbine is in very good condition. There is little finish left on the gun. The entire carbine has a mostly smooth, dark brown patina. There was some very fine pitting on the barrel in some areas. The gun has excellent mechanics and a fine bore. This is one of the relined three-groove barrels. There are a couple of small rust spots, but the bore is mostly shiny with strong rifling. The stock is very good with some small dings and scratches overall. The butt is better than the forearm. There are some old chips and gouges on the forearm. When converted, these carbines were given new butt stocks without patchboxes if needed. I believe that the forearm is the original and the butt was replaced in 1868. This is a true western Indian Wars carbine. Stock no. 31290

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