Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine - Serial No 8579 British Artwork & Posters and there is also COATES

and there is also COATES written under the liner

which made its future uncertain

and original tripod head

which we assume to be the one that the flag was captured from

after the destruction of the Army Group Center in the Soviet Operation Bagration

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine - Serial No 8579 British Artwork & Posters and there is also COATESOriginal Item: Only One Available. Known as the Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 carbine, this weapon is a wartime . 52 caliber rimfire breechloading firearm designed by Hartford, Connecticut native Christian Sharps. Presented is a nice original example of that engineering design called the Navy type carbine, which had its barrel covered in a black leather covering as rust protection against the sea elements. Like almost all that we see, the leather