OUTSTANDING ENGRAVED SHARPS MODEL 1853 SLANT BREECH PERCUSSION SHOTGUN.

SN 10998. Cal. about 58. Typical 1853 shotgun with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front bead, no rear sight and a sighting groove in top of receiver ring. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered, flame grain American walnut with short pewter tip, Sharps-style, rnd forearm & straight stock with carbine buttplate. Receiver, lockplate, hammer, lever, top tang, trigger plate & buttplate tang are beautifully engraved by Gustave Young with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the receiver & lockplate, including a very detailed scene of 3 dogs in a forest scene on the left raised side panel of receiver. Matching engraving patterns extend about 3″ over top 3 flats of bbl with very fine border patterns around the edges and light elaborate patterns at the transition. Matching engraving patterns are on the top tang, lever, trigger plate and buttplate tang. All the engraving has a very fine pearled background. Sharps factory records indicate that this shotgun is listed in the records as a shotgun with “26” bore, 26″ bbl and extra fine engraved. It was invoiced June 8, 1855. No other information available. According to Sharps Firearms, Sellers there were only 320 of these rare shotguns produced in the period July 1854 to Dec 1856 in 5 different calibers & 4 different bbl lengths. It is unclear what the various bore designations are, 24, 26, 28, 32 & 90 bore. Early in the reference publication we learn that 90 bore is about 36 caliber & a 60 bore is about 44 caliber. No reference is made to the other bore designations. Also according to the referenced publication it appears that the majority of these shotguns were produced in 26 bore and of the total production only 6 were extra fine engraved such as found on this rifle, 4 in 26 bore and two in 28 bore. An email from the current owner of the Sharps shipping records, Dr. Richard Labowskie, indicates this shotgun as a 26 bore, 26″ bbl and Extra Fine Engraved. Invoiced June 8, 1855. Recipients for Model 1853 production are not known from the surviving records. PROVENANCE: Norm Fladerman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including bbl, trigger plate, lock plate, buttplate, stock & forearm. Bbl retains about 95% strong, orig chocolate brown finish with a few scattered spots of surface rust. Receiver retains strong case colors in sheltered areas, fading elsewhere. Lock plate, hammer, lever & trigger plate are matching condition. Buttplate is a silver brown patina. Wood is sound with a few light nicks and scratches, small gouge on the forearm and a bruise on comb of buttstock. Buttstock retaining about 95-96 orig varnish and the forearm about 50%, showing hand wear. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-51193 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 2140

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014

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
	2140	$21,850.00	OUTSTANDING ENGRAVED SHARPS MODEL 1853 SLANT BREECH PERCUSSION SHOTGUN. SN 10998. Cal. about 58. Typical 1853 shotgun with 26″ oct to rnd bbl, German silver front bead, no rear sight and a sighting groove in top of receiver ring. Mounted with very nicely figured, uncheckered, flame grain American walnut with short pewter tip, Sharps-style, rnd forearm & straight stock with carbine buttplate. Receiver, lockplate, hammer, lever, top tang, trigger plate & buttplate tang are beautifully engraved by Gustave Young with full coverage foliate arabesque patterns on the receiver & lockplate, including a very detailed scene of 3 dogs in a forest scene on the left raised side panel of receiver. Matching engraving patterns extend about 3″ over top 3 flats of bbl with very fine border patterns around the edges and light elaborate patterns at the transition. Matching engraving patterns are on the top tang, lever, trigger plate and buttplate tang. All the engraving has a very fine pearled background. Sharps factory records indicate that this shotgun is listed in the records as a shotgun with “26” bore, 26″ bbl and extra fine engraved. It was invoiced June 8, 1855. No other information available. According to Sharps Firearms, Sellers there were only 320 of these rare shotguns produced in the period July 1854 to Dec 1856 in 5 different calibers & 4 different bbl lengths. It is unclear what the various bore designations are, 24, 26, 28, 32 & 90 bore. Early in the reference publication we learn that 90 bore is about 36 caliber & a 60 bore is about 44 caliber. No reference is made to the other bore designations. Also according to the referenced publication it appears that the majority of these shotguns were produced in 26 bore and of the total production only 6 were extra fine engraved such as found on this rifle, 4 in 26 bore and two in 28 bore. An email from the current owner of the Sharps shipping records, Dr. Richard Labowskie, indicates this shotgun as a 26 bore, 26″ bbl and Extra Fine Engraved. Invoiced June 8, 1855. Recipients for Model 1853 production are not known from the surviving records. PROVENANCE: Norm Fladerman Estate Collection. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching including bbl, trigger plate, lock plate, buttplate, stock & forearm. Bbl retains about 95% strong, orig chocolate brown finish with a few scattered spots of surface rust. Receiver retains strong case colors in sheltered areas, fading elsewhere. Lock plate, hammer, lever & trigger plate are matching condition. Buttplate is a silver brown patina. Wood is sound with a few light nicks and scratches, small gouge on the forearm and a bruise on comb of buttstock. Buttstock retaining about 95-96 orig varnish and the forearm about 50%, showing hand wear. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-51193 (20,000-30,000) – Lot 2140 Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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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OUTSTANDING ENGRAVED SHARPS MODEL 1853 SLANT BREECH PERCUSSION SHOTGUN.