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  • Sharps Carbines were built from 1850-1875, while M1 Carbines were built from 1942-1945.
  • Sharps Carbines were used until 1881 by the US Army, M1s were used until 1975.
  • Sharps Carbines were single shot, while the M1 took a clip of bullets that carried either 10, 15, 30 or 60 bullets and either Semi-auto or full-auto.
  • Sharps could shoot about 500 yards while the M1 shot 300 yards.
  • The Sharps rifle is a very old gun while the M1 is way newer.
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