Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Saddle-Ring .50-70 Converted Carbine in "As Found" Condition - Serial 80854 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns as the inspection cartouches are

as the inspection cartouches are still clear

A lightened and thus more portable version - by "stepping-down" the upper rear and lower forward corners of the original MG 08's rectangular-outline receiver and breech assembly - was tested as a prototype in 1915 by a team of weapon designers under the direction of a Colonel Friedrich von Merkatz: the MG 08/15

and is marked to the 13th Light Dragoons

Fighting off German counterattacks

It measures 10” across at the base and only 6

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Saddle-Ring .50-70 Converted Carbine in "As Found" Condition - Serial 80854 Cleaned & Complete Antique Guns as the inspection cartouches areOriginal Item: Only One Available. Over the years, IMA has purchased many collections and groups of antique guns, in which case we need to take all of them, as we did in Nepal. While these collections were generally full of guns that relatively good condition, they also had some that were less complete and unfortunately would take more restoration time than we were able to give them. We kept them in storage, possibly for future products, but have now