U.S. Civil War Confederate Linked Sharps 1853 type Slant Breech Rifle Bayonets screwdriver

screwdriver

and the majority of the leather is in very good to excellent condition

Beautifully made in Germany these actual units were supplied to Germany's then WWI Ally Turkey and bear some Turkish markings although all numerals are readable to the western eye

It was introduced in regular service in 1936

and will have pitting from wood contact

U.S. Civil War Confederate Linked Sharps 1853 type Slant Breech Rifle Bayonets screwdriverOriginal Item: IMA has discovered some exciting evidence that may link the Sharps type rifles and Carbines to the Confederacy. For years the unmarked Sharps we found in Kathmandu, Nepal have baffled collectors. The possibility of these Sharps type weapons having any connection to the Confederacy has been a pipe dream. Well not anymore. Clearly these weapons were not manufactured by Sharps and clearly some of the parts were made in Nepal. However,