Original U.S. Rare Pre Civil War Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine with Excellent Bore - Serial 21847 Antique Percussion Firearms The bores show clear rifling

The bores show clear rifling

A white field dress of similar loose cut was worn for North African campaigning and in France during the early months of World War I

The edge is still correctly unsharpened

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Original U.S. Rare Pre Civil War Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine with Excellent Bore - Serial 21847 Antique Percussion Firearms The bores show clear riflingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a superb and extremely desirable example of the Sharps Model 1853 Saddle Ring Carbine, better known as the Slant Breech Sharps, manufactured during the turbulent years just before the American Civil War. This model holds a unique and revered place in U. S. history, forever linked to the abolitionist movement and the dramatic John Brown raid on Harpers Ferry in October 1859. Often called the John Brown Sharps