SCARCE SHARPS MODEL 1874 MID-RANGE NO. 1 SINGLE SHOT RIFLE.

SCARCE SHARPS MODEL 1874 MID-RANGE NO. 1 SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. SN 156577. Cal. 40-70 Sharps Bottleneck. Beautiful Sharps rifle with 30″ lightweight tapered oct bbl with Sharps front sight that has small German silver blade, Lawrence Patent ladder rear sight and a mid-range thick base tang sight with 4″ staff graduated to 250 yards. This sight is marked on the bottom with a “73” indicating that it was made for a Winchester Model 1873 rifle. Top bbl flat is marked “SHARPS RIFLE CO. BRIDGEPORT, CONN.” with the “OLD RELIABLE” behind the sight and the caliber marking over the chamber area. Mounted with straight grain checkered American walnut with schnable tip forearm having a heart-shaped checkered pattern at the tip with checkered center. Stock has checkered wrist with checkered grip cap and a nickel plated brass crescent buttplate. Trigger is checkered. Tang is factory drilled for Sharps sight with appropriate spring & detent hole and the SN stamped around the holes. Bottom of the bbl, under the forearm, has the full SN with the last four digits of the SN stamped inside the bbl channel of the forearm and inside the toe of the buttplate. No additional disassembly was effected to determine other matching parts. Accompanied by a Sharps Armory letter over the signature of Dr. R.L. Moore, identifying this rifle, as found, with bbl length & caliber not listed. It was shipped Oct. 20, 1876 to L.W. Holberton, Holberton & Berner, 102 Nassau St., New York City. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear and a few scattered spots of light surface rust. Receiver, lockplate, lever & hammer retain traces of orig case colors, stronger in sheltered areas on lockplate & hammer with balance faded to gray to brown. Wood is sound with a few light handling & use nicks & dings and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with some minor roughness just in front of the chamber. 4-38394 JR97 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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	2539	$20,700.00	SCARCE SHARPS MODEL 1874 MID-RANGE NO. 1 SINGLE SHOT RIFLE. SN 156577. Cal. 40-70 Sharps Bottleneck. Beautiful Sharps rifle with 30″ lightweight tapered oct bbl with Sharps front sight that has small German silver blade, Lawrence Patent ladder rear sight and a mid-range thick base tang sight with 4″ staff graduated to 250 yards. This sight is marked on the bottom with a “73” indicating that it was made for a Winchester Model 1873 rifle. Top bbl flat is marked “SHARPS RIFLE CO. BRIDGEPORT, CONN.” with the “OLD RELIABLE” behind the sight and the caliber marking over the chamber area. Mounted with straight grain checkered American walnut with schnable tip forearm having a heart-shaped checkered pattern at the tip with checkered center. Stock has checkered wrist with checkered grip cap and a nickel plated brass crescent buttplate. Trigger is checkered. Tang is factory drilled for Sharps sight with appropriate spring & detent hole and the SN stamped around the holes. Bottom of the bbl, under the forearm, has the full SN with the last four digits of the SN stamped inside the bbl channel of the forearm and inside the toe of the buttplate. No additional disassembly was effected to determine other matching parts. Accompanied by a Sharps Armory letter over the signature of Dr. R.L. Moore, identifying this rifle, as found, with bbl length & caliber not listed. It was shipped Oct. 20, 1876 to L.W. Holberton, Holberton & Berner, 102 Nassau St., New York City. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 95% strong orig blue with sharp edge wear and a few scattered spots of light surface rust. Receiver, lockplate, lever & hammer retain traces of orig case colors, stronger in sheltered areas on lockplate & hammer with balance faded to gray to brown. Wood is sound with a few light handling & use nicks & dings and retains most of its orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp, bright shiny bore with some minor roughness just in front of the chamber. 4-38394 JR97 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 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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