Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine with Leather Cover Remnants - Serial No 691 Receivers The wounded soldiers had difficulty

The wounded soldiers had difficulty undressing

This demoralized the Germans as was noted by a German officer who referred to them as "Devils in Baggy Pants"

with little rust

over SPRINGFIELD and the Breech Block is DATED 1869 with an Eagle head cartouche

the heavier Type 89 Grenade Discharger being used to fire explosive rounds instead

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine with Leather Cover Remnants - Serial No 691 Receivers The wounded soldiers had difficultyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Straight out of an old barn and still mostly uncleaned! We have had several examples of the Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 carbine before, however we have never had one that had even a PIECE of the original leather cover. This example however still has some great remnants around the receiver area, and probably has about a third of the cover still present! Originally the cover would have gone all the way to the muzzle,