Original U.S. Rare Sharps Slant Breech Model 1852 Sporting Rifle with Heavy .44cal Octagon Barrel, Set Trigger, and Long Range Sights - Serial 12388 - Only ≈600 Made Discount It has a wonderful gold

It has a wonderful gold bullion cord "chinstrap"

and was replaced by a green string

usually indicating Imperial Japanese Army use

Overall a fine looking officer’s Shako

Original U.S. Rare Sharps Slant Breech Model 1852 Sporting Rifle with Heavy .44cal Octagon Barrel, Set Trigger, and Long Range Sights - Serial 12388 - Only ≈600 Made Discount It has a wonderful goldOriginal Item: Only One Available. Well this is something we have only had one previous example of before, and it is really a magnificent and rare piece! Here we have a lovely Sharps Model 1852 Sporting rifle, one of only approximately 600 ever made! This model is the earliest Sharps having the distinctive relief contoured "slanting breech" on the frame, which was later replaced by the "vertical breech", which had a better gas seal. It is fitted with