SHARPS 1853 PERCUSSION SPORTING CARBINE.

SHARPS 1853 PERCUSSION SPORTING CARBINE. SN 10869. Cal. 40. 21″ long bbl. Rifle w/six grooves right hand twist. Fixed rear sight located 3-1/2″ from the breech. Bbl marked, “SHARPS RIFLE MANUF & CO.” over “HARTFORD CNN///”. SN is 10869 stamped at the breech below SHARPS/PATENT/1848///”. Lock marked behind hammer, “SHARPS/PATENT/1852///”. Typical mountings of a steel butt plate, patch box and pewter forend tip. Butt stock and forend are of normal Sharps configuration. CONDITION: Overall condition of all the metal is a patinated brown showing no evidence of pitting except in nipple area where it is very light. Wood generally dark and dry having a 1-3/4″ l x 3-16″ chip on right forend. Gun is very smooth, shows its age well and with a little TLC could be made into a much better example of an early sharps sporting carbine. 4-35544 PAS76 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2524	$3,335.00	SHARPS 1853 PERCUSSION SPORTING CARBINE. SN 10869. Cal. 40. 21″ long bbl. Rifle w/six grooves right hand twist. Fixed rear sight located 3-1/2″ from the breech. Bbl marked, “SHARPS RIFLE MANUF & CO.” over “HARTFORD CNN///”. SN is 10869 stamped at the breech below SHARPS/PATENT/1848///”. Lock marked behind hammer, “SHARPS/PATENT/1852///”. Typical mountings of a steel butt plate, patch box and pewter forend tip. Butt stock and forend are of normal Sharps configuration. CONDITION: Overall condition of all the metal is a patinated brown showing no evidence of pitting except in nipple area where it is very light. Wood generally dark and dry having a 1-3/4″ l x 3-16″ chip on right forend. Gun is very smooth, shows its age well and with a little TLC could be made into a much better example of an early sharps sporting carbine. 4-35544 PAS76 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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