OE - GOOD - some minor replacement parts; metal smoothly rusted or lightly pitted in places, cleaned; principal lettering, numerals and design on metal legible; lightly scratched, bruised or minor cracks repaired; in good working order.

The U.S. government had 31,098 Civil War era Sharps carbines and rifles converted in the late 1860s. This example is marked "CO. 10. CAV" indicating it was issued to a cavalry unit.