SHARPS & HANKINS MODEL 1862 CARBINE NAVY TYPE.

SN 11066. Cal. 52 RF. 24″ bbl with leather covering. Case colored receiver. Straight grained walnut stock with brass buttplate. Bbl has leather covering from muzzle to breech secured by 2 screws at breech end of bbl and a band of steel at muzzle. Standard sights for this model. Left side of receiver is marked “SHARPS” over “PATENT” over “1859” in front of hammer. Right side of receiver is marked “SHARPS & HANKINS PHILADA”. There is a sliding safety on left side of hammer. SN is stamped on upper tang, inside of receiver, on bottom of bbl breech and on operating lever. All numbers match. A 7-digit number is written VERY LIGHTLY on bottom of receiver on right side probably as a result of “Operation Identification” in 1960s. Buttstock has a single sling swivel. There are no apparent marks on buttstock. Brass buttplate is also unmarked. PROVENANCE: The Estate of G. W. “Bill” Stewart of Sonora, Texas. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains nearly all of leather cover with only slight damage to bottom rear. Sights are good. Bore is dark with strong rifling. Receiver is a gray-brown patina overall with slight traces of case coloring on upper tang. Markings are clear. Hammer and lever are a gray-brown patina. Stock is very good with numerous dents and handling marks overall and a small crack at rear lower tang. Buttplate is a mellow mustard patina. A very good Sharps & Hankins Navy carbine that is usually not found with bbl cover intact. 49973-38 TEP (1,000-2,000) – Lot 1516

Auction: Firearms - March 2016

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
	1516	$1,610.00	SHARPS & HANKINS MODEL 1862 CARBINE NAVY TYPE. SN 11066. Cal. 52 RF. 24″ bbl with leather covering. Case colored receiver. Straight grained walnut stock with brass buttplate. Bbl has leather covering from muzzle to breech secured by 2 screws at breech end of bbl and a band of steel at muzzle. Standard sights for this model. Left side of receiver is marked “SHARPS” over “PATENT” over “1859” in front of hammer. Right side of receiver is marked “SHARPS & HANKINS PHILADA”. There is a sliding safety on left side of hammer. SN is stamped on upper tang, inside of receiver, on bottom of bbl breech and on operating lever. All numbers match. A 7-digit number is written VERY LIGHTLY on bottom of receiver on right side probably as a result of “Operation Identification” in 1960s. Buttstock has a single sling swivel. There are no apparent marks on buttstock. Brass buttplate is also unmarked. PROVENANCE: The Estate of G. W. “Bill” Stewart of Sonora, Texas. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl retains nearly all of leather cover with only slight damage to bottom rear. Sights are good. Bore is dark with strong rifling. Receiver is a gray-brown patina overall with slight traces of case coloring on upper tang. Markings are clear. Hammer and lever are a gray-brown patina. Stock is very good with numerous dents and handling marks overall and a small crack at rear lower tang. Buttplate is a mellow mustard patina. A very good Sharps & Hankins Navy carbine that is usually not found with bbl cover intact. 49973-38 TEP (1,000-2,000) – Lot 1516 Auction: Firearms - March 2016 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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SHARPS & HANKINS MODEL 1862 CARBINE NAVY TYPE.