Sharps & Hankins Navy Model Carbine
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2017
- Designed by Christian Sharps (or Sharps rifle fame), the Sharps & Hankins carbine was a light and handy rimfire carbine intended for military use. It was a single-shot weapon with an unusual action to lever the barrel forward off the frame, and several interesting technical feature. Most significantly, it used a floating firing pin in the frame, instead of one directly connected to the hammer - a common practice today but novel in the 1850s and 60s.
This example is one of the carbines purchased by the US Navy, which included a distinctive leather sheath on the barrel. This was to protect against salt spray, although these days they are more of a liability for trapping moisture against the barrels, since few owners today expose the guns to ocean spray.
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I was just going to use all that extra .52 Spencer for fishing weights, but...
I'm not gonna lie, I thought that was a break-action shotgun at first.
You know what? I'd dig one of these as a survival rifle. It looks perfectly usable for that purpose.
I am continually surprised by the firearms that were present during the US Civil War. Before I found this channel, I was under the impression it was fought with the exact same weapons as the Revolutionary War until the very end....
GUN JESUS IS BACK
One has got to remember, that leather is all 150 +/- years old, and probably indifferently treated to keep it supple. With that in mind, it's amazing any of the leather has survived.
that safety comes across as a liability
I like that safety release.
If the hammer got snagged on something you could end up walking around with a cocked loaded gun without even knowing that's kinda terrifying it's actually worse than not knowing because you think the safety is on
So many different rifles and calibers. Union logistics must have been a nightmare
You may take me for a weirdo, but I like watching informative videos before sleeping.
Fuck yeah! Guns time!
one of my favorite sounds of all time "Im Ian here at the Rock Island Auction Company"
What a cool footnote in U.S.A. firearm history. I am glad you chose this one. A true "Forgotten Weapon ".
Seems like a good and simple design, like his falling block design or the famous rolling block. Some great designs coming out of that time frame that I am surprised are not more popular these days for hunting.
I have a soft spot for single-shot rifles/carbines like that, absolutely gorgeous little thing.
When you do these videos, I would love it if you could shoulder the guns, and maybe operate the action from that position, just to give us a greater sense of what the weapons looked like in action. Otherwise a fantastic video in a great series! Keep up the good work!
First heard about this weapon in the Alan LeMay novel the Unforgiven, had a time finding information about it in pre-internet days. Very interesting weapon.
I don't know why, but I absolutely love that action. Gonna build my own one day, possibly in an 8ga.
Thanks Ian