Original U.S. Civil War Rare Sharps & Hankins 1st Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine with Leather Cover - Serial 634 of Only 750 Made British Antique Guns Please advise that the bomb

Please advise that the bomb body is separated from the tail section

200 of them at Sebastopol in 1854-55

one of 13877 made that year

but the crystal is still clear with 2 noticeable cracks

bgu is a code that unfortunately has not yet been identified

Original U.S. Civil War Rare Sharps & Hankins 1st Model 1862 Sliding Breech Naval Carbine with Leather Cover - Serial 634 of Only 750 Made British Antique Guns Please advise that the bombOriginal Item: Only One Available. Well this just takes the cake! We have had several examples of the Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 carbine before, but never one this early! It is in fact a "1st Model", one of only 750 made in this configuration for the initial deliveries of the Naval Rifles and Carbines. The Sharps & Hankins design featured several "firsts" for U. S. Military arms, including being the first gun where the hammer struck a floating firing