The Sharps Model 1859 Saddle Ring Carbine

[trainzguy12]

lol if you listen closley you can here the john deere drive green theme song in the backgrounds

[alirio199]

uyyyyyyyy quiero un rifle asi

[bggamerman]

nice oldie :)

[cms7451]

This Sharps must have been converted to the 50/70 cartridge if it is truly a '59. The model '59 and '63s didn't take brass cartridge. During the civil war they would've shot paper cartridges by percussion cap. Also typically the model '59 had a patchbox made into the stock where the '63 did not. I believe the first rifle Sharps put out that shot the brass rounds was their model '74 made famous by many westerns including Quigley and his Berdan style Sharps that shot the hotter buffalo rounds.

[MegaZsolti]

whatll be a next thing... a truckbean? :P :P

[Thx1138d]

If I was a cavalry trooper a Spencer would be my choice.

[mooreman80]

Yep you sure can learn a thing or two on Youtube. But wene yaw start in it make me IOI.

[longboarderscooter]

^^^ thanks man i can copy and paste wikipedia also

[RockandRoller2009]

I think this a model 1863 carbine............the 1859 model had a Patchbox on the right side of the buttstock.  This video is also deceptive........because he calls it a civil war weapon........which it was for Black powder paper cartridges.............The Sharps rifles and carbines were NOT converted to fire brass case ammunition until several years after the civil war was over....and he should of explained that.

[pleasuretrip]

@RockandRoller2009 Did he not explain that though? He mentioned that it was built during the early years of the civil war, then converted in the late 1860s. Black powder still would have been the propellant; smokeless didn't come along until close to 1890 or so didn't it?

[steelgila]

@RockandRoller2009 I was just thinking that too. Weren't the first .50-70 rifles the so called "Allin conversions' around the mid 1860s? Converted from civil war surplus rifles?

[jimmyggh1]

Larry rules and rules all!

[FilAm4494]

Larry Potterfield for Secretary of DEFENCE

[Shikunisai]

Lol at 0:32

[lankyman0990]

isn't Larry Potterfield the most pleasant American on youtube :D

[MMSMikey]

if this is an 1859 shouldnt it be loaded with a paper cartridge containing black powder after the bullet is set in?

[Sixstringrazor95]

big ass cartridge

[tollyt100]

yes,a 50 cal black powder ,was weaker then a .50 bmg ,more like a mauser or garand

[QRNPTBUZ]

did he say 50. cal???????

[EclecticMike]

I wish I had cool stuff like this...

[KeithBrown51]

Range?

[NikovKalashAktomov]

nice :)

[rebeccaabdallah]

Love this gun.

[ak47proshooter]

i'm trying to find a rifle similar to this on but it has a magazine in front of the trigger guard its in the film "unforgiven" starring clint eastwood anyone know? please reply

[valttu94]

Cannons have the same mechanism.

[santoroyerdeantorcha]

My grandfather still owns one of those, I have to get it I wonder how much will it be worth in 20 years from now. Anyone knows?

[H4Y0uG0t0wn3d]

carbine not carbeen lol what a retard

[NikovKalashAktomov]

@H4Y0uG0t0wn3d CaraBEEN xD metal back pleite xD

[Thrawn6211]

@H4Y0uG0t0wn3d it's pronounced either way, in fact I've heard it pronounced more times like "carbeen."

[halotango3]

@H4Y0uG0t0wn3d Shut your mouth. It can be pronounced both ways idiot.

[DuescherStoltz]

good, but the Springfield trapdoor 1873 still takes the cake as far as single shot rifles go.

[Titleification]

lol he caught the bullet!

[NikovKalashAktomov]

my favourite civil war rifle its so easy to handel and not to big if i was an cavaleryboy than i want to carry it

but the henry gun is not so populair i dont understand its nice :s

[bazengao]

very cool design!! damn why dont they do more of thoses!

[bobombthekoopa]

lol,u can get a sharps in one of my games.awsome weapon though.

[NikovKalashAktomov]

@bobombthekoopa hahahah yeah call of juarez do you play it on pc?

[bobombthekoopa]

@NikovKalashAktomov actually no.the game i was talkin about was GUN for the gamecube.wierd??

[NikovKalashAktomov]

@bobombthekoopa a k srry xD

[jdpegg]

0:31 to 0:32

[MegaZsolti]

when u pull the hammer fully back its called full cock

[s14sr]

He said, "full cock". LOL.

[MegaZsolti]

WTF? $3,150?!?

OMFG that gun must b e rare and in good condition

gimme for a 5/5 lol

[MegaZsolti]

*be

[Mchermsquatch]

Got damn muskets.

[Flayprime]

::nod:: Lee Enfield made the 303 just previous to the zulu wars. Which had the same problems this one did.

[digvoldon]

It won the west & killed the buffalo. Hoo Doggies!!! If I'm ever carrying out genocide I'll be sure to use a Sharp's "carbeen"

[zombahz1]

"Carbean" o_o

[allenmets]

you sir are a fagget

[djmilo2]

nice but my old time fav is winchester 1887

[LamborghiniRevent0n]

Or was it Meters? UM. I forgot

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[LamborghiniRevent0n]

SHIT, TYPO! I meant 1760 yds.

(see comment below)

[LamborghiniRevent0n]

A Barett .50 Caliber sniper could hit a target from 1,760 miles away, maybe even more.

[mopar43v3r]

1760 miles? might wanna check that distance.....

[Rothirsch]

Seems to be a conversion to centerfire-cartridges. AFAIK the 1859 model was originally made for paper-cartridges and percussion-caps.

Nice gun! I have only a replica of a 1863-carbine, but at least a very fine replica made by Shiloh Sharps Mfg.

[gansta96799]

that is so cool

[jetlag51]

this is a real nice firearm

[ThePurcy]

wow is this the first 50 calibre rifle?

[Weedus2]

This Rifle is not the typical Sharps.This here is a Version for Cavalery Soldiers with less propellant.The normal Sharps Buffallo Rifle was in caliber 50-90 which means a cal.50 Bullet with 90 Grains of Blackpowder.When the Blackpowder burns,it produces more than 27 Liters of hot explosion Gas,this will force the Bullet out of the Muzzle with an Energy of 2700 Joules.The M16 Rifle of the US Army got a Muzzle Energy of 2048 Joule.

But it was a long range gun,Billy Dixon killed an Indian on 1400M.

[jetlag51]

god damn, thats longer range than most snipers do today

[ChromeGhost0219]

@Weedus2 think it would be good enough for a grizzly?

[colorblindvids]

@Weedus2 I really hope you don't mean 1400 meters.

[shotgunsteve93]

@colorblindvids It's a true story. Look up the Second Battle of Adobe Walls for more info.

[DNchap1417]

@Weedus2: 1400 metres?! Holy shit! not even Martin Riggs from Lethal Weapon could nail a guy that far with a scoped rifle. Anyways I'm glad to see one of the first rifles to use bullets-- shell-casings containing powder-- rather than just plain powder!

[7x57mmMauser]

@Weedus2 according to your joules numbers, that makes a fully loaded military sharps capable of only 2700 joules per reload and a military M16 capable of 61,440 joules per reload and obviously the better weapon.

[tacoman375]

@Weedus2 on his third shot. but just goes to show that we dont need all these fancy scopes for 100yard shots

[Tizmaole]

@Weedus2 To the best of my knowledge the "less-propellant" cavalry round was used in the Trapdoor Springfield, not the Sharps (it was called, ".50-55").

Also, with regards to Billy Dixon: the rifle used was a heavily souped-up, '74 Sharps in a .45-90 chambering: not very similar. It was a borrowed weapon, besides... and Dixon always insisted that it was a lucky shot. I believe him.

[SIMMO9523]

That's definitely the way it is

[macfluffers]

I tried to figure out how a falling block action is loaded and unloaded for ages. Who knew five seconds of a video was all I needed to explain it to me? XD

[Nick3889]

i wanna see the guy fire the damn thing

[mongo5888]

@Nick3889 It's one HELL of a kick when you fire one of them!

[SharpsShootist]

Thanks for the video Larry.

Please make more vids about Sharps rifles. Especially the later ones, and maybe something about mounted sights and scopes.

[spitgalore]

I wish you have shown the loading & unloading in slower motion. I could not see how the side hammer could have operated the firing pin, when the primer is so low & in the center of the bore.

[proyer04]

best rifles ever the bring big money

[berserkergang24]

My grandpa has one of these. it is a beautifle rifle.

[hakumaruo123]

your videos load sooo slow for some reason

[LawietStandard]

I wish you would cover a lemat revolver sometime.

[saltedfish10mm]

I second this. The LeMat Revolver is awesome. I wish they'd make a reproduction of it using modern rounds.

[xXpreflexXx]

they do repro them in .44 cap and ball w/ a 20 gauge shot barrel on the bottem (black powder also)

[coltgunman]

Midway is a great company to deal with, and the Sharps rifles are wonderful. Whether percussion or cartridge, they`re a lot of fun! Nice video.