Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine with Worn Leather Cover - Serial No 8205 British Militaria Made of aluminum

Made of aluminum

Company A left their position and moved through Mertesdorf to launch another attack on the hill which Company C was forced to withdraw from

with a straight quillon (cross guard)

Navy’s USS Shenandoah

By the time the 18th century arrived cavalry wore Cuirasses for upper body protection but the great weight needed to deflect musket balls became obsolete after the battle of Waterloo in 1815

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine with Worn Leather Cover - Serial No 8205 British Militaria Made of aluminumOriginal Item: Only One Available. Well this just takes the cake! We have had several examples of the Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 carbine before, and all but one were totally devoid of the original leather cover. The one that did have some of it just had a few pieces. This example however still has at least 90% of the leather cover! Originally the cover would have gone all the way to the muzzle, but sea service and age has resulted in the loss of the