Sharps & Hankins Navy Carbine

[UCVRelics]

Thought I would share this one before I move it down the road. I have only owned 3 of these in my 45 + years of collecting and the other 2 were US Army carbines, they were known as the Sharps & Hankins model 1862 carbine.This one is the US Naval type. This weapon fired a 52 cal rim fire metallic cartridge. This one still has a complete leather barrel cover which was ordered for all navy models. The thinking was the leather keep the salt air from getting to the barrel but what they didn't know is that instead it trapped the moister in. It still retains the naval inspectors marking of the P over the HKH for Henry K. Hoff USN with the anchor below. It also has the sub-inspectors mark GBR for George B. Russell. Leather seam stitching is still intact and very strong. Right side of the frame exhibits the address "SHARPS & / HANKINS / PHILADA" in four lines while the left side frame shows the patent "SHARPS / PATENT / 1859" Overall it measure 38 5/8 inches and the leather covered barrel is 23 5/8 inches. The serial # 12302 puts in the late 1864 manufacturing range which would account to is fine condition. Many of these were issued to the US Navy for its Tinclad fleet which ran the rivers of the South in the late years of the war.

 

[originalrebelyell]

That is really a nice one.

 

[mofederal]

That is a nice looking carbine. Thank you for posting it.

 

[WJC]

Beautiful piece! Those I've seen had, at best, a scruffy partial leather casing.

 

[JOHN42768]

Nice Carbine

 

[UCVRelics]

Beautiful piece! Those I've seen had, at best, a scruffy partial leather casing.

That's one of the reasons I snag it. Along with the overall great condition of the rest of the carbine.

 

[WJC]

That's one of the reasons I snag it. Along with the overall great condition of the rest of the carbine.

Thanks for your response.
I'm a lurker on gun sale/auction sites. I find these Navys very interesting, but I don't recall ever seeing one this nice. Most have no leather or a few scraps. This is virtually 'as issued'.

 

[Michael W.]

Very Nice.

 

[vmicraig]

Wish the leather on mine was that nice! You got a good one