RARE SHARPS MODEL 1874 NO. 1 LONG RANGE DELUXE TARGET RIFLE.

RARE SHARPS MODEL 1874 NO. 1 LONG RANGE DELUXE TARGET RIFLE. SN 156529. Cal. Appears to be 44-90 Sharps Bottleneck. Beautiful target rifle with 34″ oct bbl, windgage Spirit Level front sight, no provision for a rear sight and mounted with a Sharps vernier tang sight with 5″ staff. Sight bears the number “161816” on the left side of the base. Top flat of bbl has the Sharps Bridgeport address and the caliber marking “44” over chamber area. Receiver has the Sharps 1869 Patent date on left side with no additional markings. Lockplate is also unmarked. It has standard Sharps lever with checkered trigger. Rifle is mounted with highly figured checkered American walnut with schnable tip forearm and pistol grip stock with checkered steel buttplate. Accompanied by a Sharps record letter which identifies this rifle, as found in their order book, as a Model 1874 No. 1 Long Range rifle invoiced at Bridgeport on April 12, 1876 to the John P. Lovell & Sons Co., Boston, Mass. The only other information in the order book is that this rifle was to be furnished without the inscription plate, which was standard on No. 1 Long Range rifles. According to Sharps Firearms, Sellers, only 70 No. 1 long range rifles were produced at Bridgeport in the period Nov. 1875-Oct. 1879. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl retains about 98% strong orig factory blue with a few small scattered spots of light surface discoloration. Receiver, lockplate, hammer, lever & bottom tang retain just about all of their orig factory case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, lightly to moderately faded elsewhere. Wood is sound with a few light finish nicks & scratches with a small gouge & small bruise on left side of buttstock and a few small scratches on right side. Overall retains just about all of its bright orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-42685 (20,000-30,000)

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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	2254C	$0.00	RARE SHARPS MODEL 1874 NO. 1 LONG RANGE DELUXE TARGET RIFLE. SN 156529. Cal. Appears to be 44-90 Sharps Bottleneck. Beautiful target rifle with 34″ oct bbl, windgage Spirit Level front sight, no provision for a rear sight and mounted with a Sharps vernier tang sight with 5″ staff. Sight bears the number “161816” on the left side of the base. Top flat of bbl has the Sharps Bridgeport address and the caliber marking “44” over chamber area. Receiver has the Sharps 1869 Patent date on left side with no additional markings. Lockplate is also unmarked. It has standard Sharps lever with checkered trigger. Rifle is mounted with highly figured checkered American walnut with schnable tip forearm and pistol grip stock with checkered steel buttplate. Accompanied by a Sharps record letter which identifies this rifle, as found in their order book, as a Model 1874 No. 1 Long Range rifle invoiced at Bridgeport on April 12, 1876 to the John P. Lovell & Sons Co., Boston, Mass. The only other information in the order book is that this rifle was to be furnished without the inscription plate, which was standard on No. 1 Long Range rifles. According to Sharps Firearms, Sellers, only 70 No. 1 long range rifles were produced at Bridgeport in the period Nov. 1875-Oct. 1879. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Bbl retains about 98% strong orig factory blue with a few small scattered spots of light surface discoloration. Receiver, lockplate, hammer, lever & bottom tang retain just about all of their orig factory case colors, strong & bright in sheltered areas, lightly to moderately faded elsewhere. Wood is sound with a few light finish nicks & scratches with a small gouge & small bruise on left side of buttstock and a few small scratches on right side. Overall retains just about all of its bright orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. 4-42685 (20,000-30,000) 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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