EXCEPTIONALLY FINE SHARPS NO. 3 MID-RANGE TARGET RIFLE.

EXCEPTIONALLY FINE SHARPS NO. 3 MID-RANGE TARGET RIFLE. SN 156870. Cal. 40-70 Sharps Bottleneck. Usual configuration with 30″ tapered oct bbl, globe front sight and Lawrence Patent ladder rear sight. Top flat has the Bridgeport address in front of the sight and the “OLD RELIABLE” marking behind the sight along with “CALIBRE 40”. It has a Sharps tang sight with friction windage adjustment and a 3-1/2″ staff. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with schnable tip forearm and straight stock with nickeled brass crescent buttplate. All pieces and parts including the wood, except tang sight and trigger plate, are matching numbered. Those two items are unnumbered. Accompanied by a Sharps Armory letter which fully identifies this rifle in Order Book #3 as a mid-range #3 rifle invoiced at the Bridgeport Factory on Aug. 8, 1876 to L.H. Mayott, a firearms, fishing tackle & hardware dealer of Springfield, Mass. It lists the caliber as 40-70 Bottleneck with globe & peep sights. According to the book Sharps Firearms, Sellers, only four Models 1874 mid-range No. 3 rifles were made in the period 1876-1877, indeed making this an extremely rare rifle. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching as noted. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig blue with only very fine sharp edge wear, a minor scratch or two and a few scattered spots of light surface rust. Receiver, lever, lockplate & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on lockplate & hammer, moderately faded on the receiver & lever, bright in sheltered areas. Wood is sound with a series of small, unusual bruises on left side of buttstock and normal handling & use light nicks & scratches overall and overall retains most of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-37788 JR308 (20,000-30,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009

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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	2357C	$0.00	EXCEPTIONALLY FINE SHARPS NO. 3 MID-RANGE TARGET RIFLE. SN 156870. Cal. 40-70 Sharps Bottleneck. Usual configuration with 30″ tapered oct bbl, globe front sight and Lawrence Patent ladder rear sight. Top flat has the Bridgeport address in front of the sight and the “OLD RELIABLE” marking behind the sight along with “CALIBRE 40”. It has a Sharps tang sight with friction windage adjustment and a 3-1/2″ staff. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with schnable tip forearm and straight stock with nickeled brass crescent buttplate. All pieces and parts including the wood, except tang sight and trigger plate, are matching numbered. Those two items are unnumbered. Accompanied by a Sharps Armory letter which fully identifies this rifle in Order Book #3 as a mid-range #3 rifle invoiced at the Bridgeport Factory on Aug. 8, 1876 to L.H. Mayott, a firearms, fishing tackle & hardware dealer of Springfield, Mass. It lists the caliber as 40-70 Bottleneck with globe & peep sights. According to the book Sharps Firearms, Sellers, only four Models 1874 mid-range No. 3 rifles were made in the period 1876-1877, indeed making this an extremely rare rifle. CONDITION: Extremely fine, all matching as noted. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig blue with only very fine sharp edge wear, a minor scratch or two and a few scattered spots of light surface rust. Receiver, lever, lockplate & hammer retain most of their orig case colors, strong & bright on lockplate & hammer, moderately faded on the receiver & lever, bright in sheltered areas. Wood is sound with a series of small, unusual bruises on left side of buttstock and normal handling & use light nicks & scratches overall and overall retains most of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore. 4-37788 JR308 (20,000-30,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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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