Patent Model, Sharps Breechloading Falling Block Percussion Rifle
Patent Model, Sharps Breechloading Falling Block Percussion Rifle
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- Object Name
- carbine
- carbine, percussion
- patent model
- Other Terms
- carbine; Firearms; Percussion Fire;.54 In; Smooth Bore; 14; Sa
- date made
- 1848
- patentee
- Sharps, Christian
- maker
- Sharps, Christian
- place made
- United States
- Measurements
- overall: 48 7/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 124.1425 cm x 5.715 cm
- ID Number
- AF.251117
- catalog number
- 251117
- accession number
- 48865
- patent number
- 5763
- See more items in
- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
- Exhibition
- Places of Invention
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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