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SHARPS RIFLE 10 ROUND CARTRIDGE PACKET MADE BY
THE SHARPS RIFLE COMPANY – EMPTY BOX IN EXCELLENT
CONDITION: This original, full form
Civil War issue Sharps Rifle Cartridge packet once
contained ten of the linen wrapped cartridges for the
famous Sharps rifles and carbines. Although now
empty, it was very carefully opened and the varnished
paper wrapper is complete with no loss and the packet
retains the clear, bright complete label. This is
an excellent example of the packets of ammunition issued
to on the far reaches of the Dragoon era frontier west,
through the Civil War, and in the early years of western
expansion following the War, and is an excellent
representative example for your display at far less cost
than a full packet. As the packet is empty, it
could be shipped to collectors who cannot receive full
packets of cartridges. SOLD
NOTE: I have a Sharps
Packet Label featured below in a separate listing.
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SHARPS CARTRIDGE PACKET LABEL:
This original label is the front panel from an original
Sharps .52 caliber Carbine ammunition packet
manufactured by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company.
Purchased from a very old cartridge collection, this
panel was unfortunately cut from the original packet and
kept in a scrap book, as it was the custom at the time
not to collect full packets; instead the labels were
collected such as this one. The original label was
glued onto a piece of backing paper and I have left it
as I found it. Despite the loss of the original packet,
this is a significant label for a well known cartridge
and from a famous company.
SOLD
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