Sharps carbine and primer, coffee-mill in the butt. Fair numerical stampings: 64 located in upper left corner.ġ909 Catalog #3077 - "Carbine. NPS Historian Jim Ogden of Chickamauga National Battlefield came to the same conclusion in tests he conducted on the "Coffee Mill" Sharps in that collection. Andrew Lustyik concluded that grinder was in fact unsuited for coffee. Long thought to be used for grinding coffee, the general consensus is now they were used for grinding corn or wheat. There are no more than twelve of these known today. Grinder may be incomplete, at least one screw missing. Walter King who was on "detached service" from the 4th Missouri State Militia Cavalry for all of 18. Model 1859 Sharps single-shot breechloading carbine with iron furniture and iron patchbox. Manufactured by Sharps Rifle Co., Hartford, Ct. SHARPS CARBINE NEW MODEL 1859 "COFFEE MILL". Send us your own comments about this object.ĬARBINE - SHARPS CARBINE NEW MODEL 1859 "COFFEE MILL". Home | Advanced Collection Search | Advanced Archival Search | Rate Your Search Springfield Armory Museum - Collection Record
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