Sharps and Hankins 1862 56-52

[pmatuk]

had these around for a number of years .Had to make some small parts and springs to get them functional and some ammo
the one on the left has been converted to CF in the past and the right is RF
they are different as the barrel slides forward to load when the lever is pulled down
I just used .540 round balls and filled the case to the top and tapped the ball onto it to hold it set in place ,dug a few balls out of a tree to see how they looked
cheers

 

[crooked barrel jed]

Very cool! How about posting some more and detailed pics, please

 

[pmatuk]

will take some more pics ,got these off the EE years ago ,can't remember when .
This is the more original one Navy issue as it has the side screws and the barrel ring at the muzzle to retain the missing leather barrel cover

 

[crooked barrel jed]

Interesting action