Rare Sealed! Sharps Breechloading Rifle Civil War Linen Ammo Packed for the Military

This is a full and sealed pasteboard box of ten 52 Caliber (52/100) Linen cartridges with 12 percussion caps for the Sharps' Improved Rifle.   They were made by A.G. Fay, Potter & Tolman in Boston, Mass with address of “SHARPS RIFLE MANUF'G CO. / HARTFORD, CONN”.    The Civil War packet dates to the circa 1863 time period as that's when the company began packing military boxes with 12 caps.  In excellent condition the box remains sealed with the shellacked coating fully intact having excellent, crisp graphics. A rare find with Sharps Rifle prominently called out that has survived some 160 years full intact.