Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1859 Military Rifle Butt Stock - Excellent Condition with Cartouches French Machine Guns along with the initials W

along with the initials W

Measures approximately 15 3/4 x 4 1/4 inches

We cannot see any evidence of it ever having been SILVER plated

Brass Copper and Nickel Silver Mandrel Drawn Tubes

The top of the barrel knoxform is marked Crown over DANZIG

Original U.S. Civil War Sharps New Model 1859 Military Rifle Butt Stock - Excellent Condition with Cartouches French Machine Guns along with the initials WOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a fantastic excellent condition butt stock from the Civil War Sharps New Model 1859 Military Rifle, one of the later "vertical breech" designs. These were used extensively during the civil war, though the Carbine was definitely more popular than the rifle. The butt stock still has the correct butt plate, inlet for a patch box, however all other hardware is missing except for the cross pin escutcheon. We can