Artist/Maker
Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company
Sharps New Model 1859 Carbine
1859-1865
Place madeHartford, Connecticut, United States, North America
Wood, steel, iron
Overall: 30 1/4 in. ( 76.8 cm )
Part (barrel): 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
Part (barrel): 11 3/8 in. (28.9 cm)
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
1940.14a
DescriptionWood, steel, and iron line-throwing gun; stamped marks on lockplate and receiver; cylindrical projectile.Markingsstamped: left receiver: "C. SHARPS PAT./SEPT. 12TH 1848"
stamped: lockplate: "C. SHARPS' PAT./OCT. 5TH 1852"; also: "R.S. LAWRENCE PAT./APRIL 12TH 1859"
ClassificationsMILITARY TOOLS & EQUIPMENT: FIREARM
