Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine - Serial No 5507 Crimean War The faux leather sweatband is

The faux leather sweatband is intact with some areas of minor dmage

The tan synthetic leather sweatband is fully intact

8 blunt points are symmetrically arranged in a around the circumference of the head with one a the top

to strengthen it and assist lubrication

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Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine - Serial No 5507 Crimean War The faux leather sweatband isOriginal Item: Only One Available. Known as the Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 carbine, this weapon is a wartime . 52 caliber rimfire breechloading firearm designed by Hartford, Connecticut native Christian Sharps. Presented is a nice original example of that engineering design called the Navy type carbine, which had its barrel covered in a black leather covering as rust protection against the sea elements (leather covering is now absent). Along with