Breechldrs Sharps Carbine S/n C 9371 Postwar Conversion

drm2m

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New Model 1863 Sharps carbine S/n C 9371 converted to .50-70 after the CW.
I have been told by someone that has the research records that it "may have been issued" to Company C 5th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry as Sharps carbine S/n C 9338 was issued to this Company.
WHO KNOWS????

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I say this with no malice towards Frank Mallory, as he was a very nice person, and without his tireless efforts we would have none of these serial number records. They are the ever lasting legacy to his life's work.

With that having been said, what drm2m has shown is a classic example of the problem with the SRS records, and that is they are known to be flawed. Look at the handful of "C" prefix numbers shown that listed for the year date of "1861". The C-prefix numbers didn't start until approximately mid-1863, so it is impossible for them to show up in 1861 dated records. For verification, take a look at the photo above, included by drm2m, from Frank Sellers book on Sharps for the year and production numbers.
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New Model 1863 Sharps carbine S/n C 9371 converted to .50-70 after the CW.
I have been told by someone that has the research records that it "may have been issued" to Company C 5th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry as Sharps carbine S/n C 9338 was issued to this Company.
WHO KNOWS????

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Unfortunately a serial number even if one away doesn't help in placing it. Only possible might( that is MIGHT) if it is solidly in the middle of a substantial run of numbers, but still no guarantee.
 

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From Fred Grandinetti (Two Flints) moderator on Spencer Shooting Society.
Some time ago I acquired the four volume set of the Springfield Research Service (SRS) Serial Numbers of U.S. Martial Arms. I purchased the set so I could help SSS members identify which unit their original Spencer Carbine or rifle was issued or assigned to during, and perhaps, after the Civil War.

Unfortunately, not all the Spencer serial numbers are listed in the four volume set I own. And, there are gaps between indicated serial numbers. This paragraph is a DISCLAIMER of sorts. As a courtesy to SSS members, I am happy to reveal to you the information I have regarding the serial number of your Spencer carbine or rifle. But, please remember, I am just regurgitating what I read in my SRS volumes with some "unscientific conjecture" on my part . What I do is the following: I take your Spencer serial number and try to place it in between the two closest serial numbers to yours listed in my SRS volume. In most cases, if the serial numbers for the Spencer before and after your own serial number were issued to the same unit, I assume your Spencer went to the same unit. Or, if your Spencer serial number is very, very close to another Spencer serial number, I assume your Spencer went to the same unit. I call this the Two Flints guesstimation I'm guessing and estimating at the same time as to what I believe to be correct information based upon the information I find in my four volume set of SRS And that is the best that I can do for you .

This is where I got the information shown above.
I had also asked Fred about a Spencer carbine that I own.
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Sharps New Model 1859 Carbine from Frank Seller's book.

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