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LAWRENCE PRIMER TUBE – AS ISSUED FOR THE MODEL
1852, MODEL 1859 & MODEL 1863 SHARPS CARBINES AND RIFLES:
These original
Lawrence Primer Tubes were issued with the series of
percussion Sharps Carbines and Rifles beginning with the
Model 1852 and continuing through the Civil War.
There were at least two
versions of these tubes - one with a wood block set
perpendicular to the tube and a wooden dowel to fill the
remaining void in the brass tube. The other
version omitted the perpendicular block - perhaps to
conserve space in the tins in which they were packed -
having only the wooden dowel inside the tube. The block
on one, and the dowel on the other were to serve the
same function, that is to drive the pellets into the
Lawrence primer mechanism on the Sharps carbine.
These complete tubes are one of the more difficult
primers to locate to complete your collection - having
all but disappeared from the collector market - and a
necessary accessory to display with your Sharps.
These are the first I've had in two years.
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