Original U.S. Crimean War Era Rare British Contract Sharps Model 1855 Slant Breech Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine with Maynard Tape Primer System - Serial 21784 British Documents & Books The uniform grouping consists of

The uniform grouping consists of the following items: - Gymnastyorka Tunic With Trousers:

particularly in the scabbard on a stand

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who produced Brodie helmets from 1940 - 1943

Original U.S. Crimean War Era Rare British Contract Sharps Model 1855 Slant Breech Saddle Ring Cavalry Carbine with Maynard Tape Primer System - Serial 21784 British Documents & Books The uniform grouping consists ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. Here we have a very nice example of a very rare variant of the Sharps Carbine: a Model 1855 Slant Breech Made for possible use by the British during the Crimean War. Only 6,796 of the M 1855 pattern carbines were ever produced between May of 1856 and July of 1857. Of those guns, 6,000 were sold to the British on a military contract, 600 were sold to the US Army, 101 were sold to the US Navy and 95 were sold