Original U.S. Civil War Sharps Vertical Breech New Model 1863 Military Rifle Converted to .45-70 Govt. Sporting Gun - Serial 25671

This is a Sharps New Model 1863 or 1859 rifle with a later Sharps action, likely converted to metallic cartridges and used in the Indian Wars.

• The description claims that the rifle was converted by a gunsmith and possibly with parts from Sharps itself.