Original British P-1866 Snider Mk.II** Rifle Converted to Carbine - dated 1868 Magazines History of the Sharps Carbine-

History of the Sharps Carbine-

he personally led the 4th Armored into combat in France after the Normandy breakout as part of Operation Cobra and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross

Upon completion of this leave most of the Group reported to Sioux Falls

In October of 1943 Donald was still a Private in Company E

Original British P-1866 Snider Mk.II** Rifle Converted to Carbine - dated 1868 Magazines History of the Sharps Carbine-Original Item: Only One Available. This just came out of the attic after a hundred years of storage, together with a couple of hundred other guns. This carbine is 100% all British manufacture, starting life in the early 1860s as a . 577 caliber Enfield or Snider 3 or 2 band rifle. It looks to have used parts from several rifles, so the history is not entirely clear. The lock is plate stamped "CROWN" over V. R. and 1868 ENFIELD, indicating manufacture