SHARPS MODEL 1853 SPORTING RIFLE.

SHARPS MODEL 1853 SPORTING RIFLE. SN 18136. Cal. 44. Standard rifle with 26″ medium weight oct bbl, orig globe front sight and ladder rear sight with a sgl screw Sharps tang sight.Tang sight screw head is broken in half at the slot. It has Sharps dbl set triggers and the sling stud screw hole in the receiver is plugged with a screw. Tip of the top tang, behind the tang screw, is drilled & tapped and plugged with a small screw. Mounted with straight grain uncheckered American walnut with pewter tip on the forearm, brass buttplate and brass patchbox. According to the book Sharps Firearms, Sellers, 2,970 of these rifles were produced in the period 1854-1859. PROVENANCE: Jim Schwartz,New Hope PA; Robt Miller (1955);Consignor CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains a thin, smooth, even blue/brown patina. Receiver, lockplate & hammer retain traces of orig case colors in sheltered areas being mostly faded to gray. Wood is sound with minor handling & use marks and retains a wonderful hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-38278 JR95 (3,500-5,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2542	$4,025.00	SHARPS MODEL 1853 SPORTING RIFLE. SN 18136. Cal. 44. Standard rifle with 26″ medium weight oct bbl, orig globe front sight and ladder rear sight with a sgl screw Sharps tang sight.Tang sight screw head is broken in half at the slot. It has Sharps dbl set triggers and the sling stud screw hole in the receiver is plugged with a screw. Tip of the top tang, behind the tang screw, is drilled & tapped and plugged with a small screw. Mounted with straight grain uncheckered American walnut with pewter tip on the forearm, brass buttplate and brass patchbox. According to the book Sharps Firearms, Sellers, 2,970 of these rifles were produced in the period 1854-1859. PROVENANCE: Jim Schwartz,New Hope PA; Robt Miller (1955);Consignor CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains a thin, smooth, even blue/brown patina. Receiver, lockplate & hammer retain traces of orig case colors in sheltered areas being mostly faded to gray. Wood is sound with minor handling & use marks and retains a wonderful hand worn patina. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-38278 JR95 (3,500-5,000) 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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