Sharps Model 1863 cavalry carbine

Date created
1863-1866
Culture/People
Non-Indian; collected from the Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)
Artist/Maker
Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Connecticut, 1851-1881
Possible collector
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939
Previous owner
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939
Donor
De Cost Smith (DeCost Smith), Non-Indian, 1864-1939
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of De Cost Smith (1864-1939, a Western painter) and possibly collected by him between 1884 and 1900; bequeathed to MAI by De Cost Smith.
Contact Us
Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
Place
Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA
See related items
Non-Indian
Hunkpapa Lakota (Hunkpapa Sioux)
Firearms and accessories
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
20/1460
Barcode
201460.000
Object Type
Firearms and accessories
Object Name
Sharps Model 1863 cavalry carbine
Media/Materials
Wood, metal
Techniques
Commercially produced/manufactured
Dimensions
99 x 11 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c0055f9e-0890-4e00-a3f6-98b6f5c10d17
Record ID
NMAI_215156