SHARPS NEW MODEL 1863 3-BAND RIFLE.

SHARPS NEW MODEL 1863 3-BAND RIFLE. SN 44418. Cal. 52. Standard military rifle with 30″ rnd bbl, square base front sight/bayonet lug with German silver blade and Lawrence Patent 800 yard ladder rear sight. Top of bbl has standard Sharps/Hartford address in front of rear sight and “NEW MODEL 1863” over chamber area. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with long forearm and three bbl bands with a sling loop on middle band and corresponding loop in buttstock. Buttstock is mounted with a 2-pc steel patchbox and the left side is stamped “52”. Left side flat of bbl has the inspector initials “MNM”. Left side of buttstock at the receiver has a repair and wood fill. Given that the SN of this rifle is in the New Model 1859 series and has a New Model 1863 bbl, it appears that it has been re-barreled during its working life. This rifle has standard single trigger and the SN falls within the range of Berdan Sharp Shooter rifles. Major Hiram Berdan, in early 1862 was given the task of forming a regiment of sharp shooters and eventually formed two regiments with the government ordering 2,000 Sharps rifles to arm these regiments. The serial range for those 2,000 rifles falls between the SNs 35000 to 57000 (see Sharps Firearms, Sellers. Only about 500 of these 2,000 rifles were fitted with double-set triggers with the balance issued with standard single triggers. CONDITION: Fair to good. Bbl has an extra dovetail through the address and retains most of an artificially aged patina. Bbl bands are also restored. Receiver & lockplate show heavy wear with nicks & dings and the hammer has a restored finish. Stock, with its repair at the receiver, retains most of an old restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-42705 JR162 (3,000-5,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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
	2210	$2,587.50	SHARPS NEW MODEL 1863 3-BAND RIFLE. SN 44418. Cal. 52. Standard military rifle with 30″ rnd bbl, square base front sight/bayonet lug with German silver blade and Lawrence Patent 800 yard ladder rear sight. Top of bbl has standard Sharps/Hartford address in front of rear sight and “NEW MODEL 1863” over chamber area. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with long forearm and three bbl bands with a sling loop on middle band and corresponding loop in buttstock. Buttstock is mounted with a 2-pc steel patchbox and the left side is stamped “52”. Left side flat of bbl has the inspector initials “MNM”. Left side of buttstock at the receiver has a repair and wood fill. Given that the SN of this rifle is in the New Model 1859 series and has a New Model 1863 bbl, it appears that it has been re-barreled during its working life. This rifle has standard single trigger and the SN falls within the range of Berdan Sharp Shooter rifles. Major Hiram Berdan, in early 1862 was given the task of forming a regiment of sharp shooters and eventually formed two regiments with the government ordering 2,000 Sharps rifles to arm these regiments. The serial range for those 2,000 rifles falls between the SNs 35000 to 57000 (see Sharps Firearms, Sellers. Only about 500 of these 2,000 rifles were fitted with double-set triggers with the balance issued with standard single triggers. CONDITION: Fair to good. Bbl has an extra dovetail through the address and retains most of an artificially aged patina. Bbl bands are also restored. Receiver & lockplate show heavy wear with nicks & dings and the hammer has a restored finish. Stock, with its repair at the receiver, retains most of an old restored finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-42705 JR162 (3,000-5,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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