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The needle gun (Dreyse needle gun) cartridge makes sense. A quick check of Wikipedia shows a cartridge diagram that doesn't quite match up to what you have, Skeet. They say the Dreyse used a .61 caliber bullet, and a paper cartridge that was rolled and tied at the 'upper' end (their words). I'm guessing the 'upper end' was the bullet end.
They also describe the bullet as being acorn shaped, rounded at both ends- not a concave base.
Still, that paper tube looks too thick for a Sharps to shear off, as the non cartridge Sharps rifles did. The cartridge doesn't look like a Maynard, Burnside or Spencer cartridge, either. BTW, the Spencer was designed around a rimfire case from the start- the Spencer never used a paper cartridge.
A needle gun cartridge seems the best guess, but I'm still scratching my head. . .
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