SPECTACULAR SHARPS MODEL 1874 CREEDMOOR LONG RANGE SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE.

Revised: 4/6/2010

Correction: Caliber should read .44-90, 2-5/8” BN.not 44-77 as stated in the catalog Additional Information: This is one of 87 Model 1874 Long Range No. 1 Rifles made between Nov. 1875 to Oct. 1879 as stated on p.226 of Frank Seller’s book “Sharps Firearms”.

SPECTACULAR SHARPS MODEL 1874 CREEDMOOR LONG RANGE SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE. SN 156529. Cal. 44-77 Sharps. Rare early Bridgeport Sharps with 34″ medium weight oct bbl, windgauge spirit level front sight, no provision for a rear sight and mounted with a long range vernier tang sight with 4-1/2″ staff. Top flat of bbl is marked “SHARPS RIFLE CO BRIDGEPORT.CONN.” and has the caliber marking over chamber area. Receiver, lever, lockplate and trigger plate are color case hardened, with the SN stamped around the tang sight tension stud hole. It is mounted with nicely figured American walnut with checkered round schnable tip forarm with checkered tip and checkered pistol grip stock with checkered grip cap. Buttplate is standard Sharps checkered steel. Bbl is matching numbered to the receiver with the last 4 digits of SN inside the bbl channel of the forearm and on the front face of buttstock, under the metal. Lockplate is unmarked, with the trigger plate and buttplate being marked “155713”. The tang sight base is marked “161816” and the staff is marked “03”. Accompanied by a Sharps Factory Records letter identifying this rifle, as found, in order book No. 2, and is described as a Model 1874 Long Range Rifle No. 1 in caliber 44 with 34″ bbl, style not specified, with oil finish stocks, without inscription plate. It was invoiced at the Bridgeport factory on April 12, 1876 to John P. Lovell & Sons, Boston, Massachusetts to order memorandum #1692. Dr. Laboskie states in this letter “An early No. 1 long range rifle such as this, shipped soon after the re-location of the Sharps Rifle Company to Bridgeport, may well have been a left over No. 1 Creedmoor rifle.” Also accompanied by a tiny, round, 2-pc tin that contains 4 spare front sight inserts and a set screw. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig factory blue with only faint sharp edge wear. Receiver, lever, lockplate and hammer retain most of their orig factory case colors, slightly muted, turning dark on the tail of the lockplate, brilliant in sheltered areas, especially on left side. Trigger plate and buttplate retain dark case colors. Wood is sound with only light nicks and scratches and retains virtually all of its beautiful hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Hard to upgrade this specimen. 4-39927 JR313 (25,000-35,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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	1421	$0.00	Revised: 4/6/2010 Correction: Caliber should read .44-90, 2-5/8” BN.not 44-77 as stated in the catalog Additional Information: This is one of 87 Model 1874 Long Range No. 1 Rifles made between Nov. 1875 to Oct. 1879 as stated on p.226 of Frank Seller’s book “Sharps Firearms”. SPECTACULAR SHARPS MODEL 1874 CREEDMOOR LONG RANGE SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE. SN 156529. Cal. 44-77 Sharps. Rare early Bridgeport Sharps with 34″ medium weight oct bbl, windgauge spirit level front sight, no provision for a rear sight and mounted with a long range vernier tang sight with 4-1/2″ staff. Top flat of bbl is marked “SHARPS RIFLE CO BRIDGEPORT.CONN.” and has the caliber marking over chamber area. Receiver, lever, lockplate and trigger plate are color case hardened, with the SN stamped around the tang sight tension stud hole. It is mounted with nicely figured American walnut with checkered round schnable tip forarm with checkered tip and checkered pistol grip stock with checkered grip cap. Buttplate is standard Sharps checkered steel. Bbl is matching numbered to the receiver with the last 4 digits of SN inside the bbl channel of the forearm and on the front face of buttstock, under the metal. Lockplate is unmarked, with the trigger plate and buttplate being marked “155713”. The tang sight base is marked “161816” and the staff is marked “03”. Accompanied by a Sharps Factory Records letter identifying this rifle, as found, in order book No. 2, and is described as a Model 1874 Long Range Rifle No. 1 in caliber 44 with 34″ bbl, style not specified, with oil finish stocks, without inscription plate. It was invoiced at the Bridgeport factory on April 12, 1876 to John P. Lovell & Sons, Boston, Massachusetts to order memorandum #1692. Dr. Laboskie states in this letter “An early No. 1 long range rifle such as this, shipped soon after the re-location of the Sharps Rifle Company to Bridgeport, may well have been a left over No. 1 Creedmoor rifle.” Also accompanied by a tiny, round, 2-pc tin that contains 4 spare front sight inserts and a set screw. CONDITION: Very fine plus. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig factory blue with only faint sharp edge wear. Receiver, lever, lockplate and hammer retain most of their orig factory case colors, slightly muted, turning dark on the tail of the lockplate, brilliant in sheltered areas, especially on left side. Trigger plate and buttplate retain dark case colors. Wood is sound with only light nicks and scratches and retains virtually all of its beautiful hand rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. Hard to upgrade this specimen. 4-39927 JR313 (25,000-35,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 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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