BEAUTIFUL SHARPS SHORT RANGE BORCHARDT SINGLE SHOT RIFLE.

BEAUTIFUL SHARPS SHORT RANGE BORCHARDT SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. SN 16139. Cal. 40 1-7/8″ (40-70 Sharps Straight). Fine Sharps rifle with 26″ tapered medium weight rnd bbl, dovetailed Sharps front sight with German silver blade and Lawrence Patent ladder rear sight with integral tang sight base containing a 3″ staff with elevation adjustments. Top of the bbl has the “Old Reliable” marking without border and the Bridgeport address. Left side of the chamber area of the bbl has the caliber marking. Receiver has Borchardt & Bridgeport markings on the left side over “U.S.A.”. Rifle is mounted with highly figured French walnut checkered forearm with schnable tip and buttstock with checkered wrist that has serpentine grip cap and a Sharps rifle company hard rubber buttplate. Accompanied by a Sharps letter from Dr. Richard Labowski which states that this rifle was located in Order Book #7 as a Model 1878 Military Rifle invoiced at the Bridgeport Factory on Jan. 22, 1879 to Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, Gun Dealers & Wholesalers of New York City. The only other information is that it was in 45-70 Govt. and was in a shipment of 1,000 rifles. How it came to be in this configuration is speculation but it certainly appears to be factory work. According to Sharps Firearms, Sellers, only 153 short range rifles were produced in the period Nov. 1878 to Oct. 1880. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including bbl, forearm & buttstock with the top tang not numbered. Overall retains about all of its strong, bright orig factory blue on the bbl with a couple of small scratches on left side and brilliant case colors on the receiver, lever & breech block. Trigger & trigger lock also retain brilliant case colors. Wood is sound with a few minor storage & handling marks in the finish and overall retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-40127 JR207 (17,500-27,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	2102	$21,850.00	BEAUTIFUL SHARPS SHORT RANGE BORCHARDT SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. SN 16139. Cal. 40 1-7/8″ (40-70 Sharps Straight). Fine Sharps rifle with 26″ tapered medium weight rnd bbl, dovetailed Sharps front sight with German silver blade and Lawrence Patent ladder rear sight with integral tang sight base containing a 3″ staff with elevation adjustments. Top of the bbl has the “Old Reliable” marking without border and the Bridgeport address. Left side of the chamber area of the bbl has the caliber marking. Receiver has Borchardt & Bridgeport markings on the left side over “U.S.A.”. Rifle is mounted with highly figured French walnut checkered forearm with schnable tip and buttstock with checkered wrist that has serpentine grip cap and a Sharps rifle company hard rubber buttplate. Accompanied by a Sharps letter from Dr. Richard Labowski which states that this rifle was located in Order Book #7 as a Model 1878 Military Rifle invoiced at the Bridgeport Factory on Jan. 22, 1879 to Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, Gun Dealers & Wholesalers of New York City. The only other information is that it was in 45-70 Govt. and was in a shipment of 1,000 rifles. How it came to be in this configuration is speculation but it certainly appears to be factory work. According to Sharps Firearms, Sellers, only 153 short range rifles were produced in the period Nov. 1878 to Oct. 1880. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching including bbl, forearm & buttstock with the top tang not numbered. Overall retains about all of its strong, bright orig factory blue on the bbl with a couple of small scratches on left side and brilliant case colors on the receiver, lever & breech block. Trigger & trigger lock also retain brilliant case colors. Wood is sound with a few minor storage & handling marks in the finish and overall retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-40127 JR207 (17,500-27,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2010 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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