RARE SHARPS PISTOL RIFLE.

RARE SHARPS PISTOL RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. 38 Mule-ear. One of only about 500 produced in the period 1857-1860. It has 26-1/2″ rnd bbl with small dovetail front sight and an elevator rear sight graduated to 800 yards. Built on a small pistol frame with “SHARPS & COS / RIFLE WORKS PHILA. PA” on the right side below the hammer and “C. SHARPS PATENTS / 1848-52” on the left side. Receiver is nicely engraved with foliate arabesque patterns and punch dot background with a sunburst and knurled ring over the chamber area. Muzzle also has a knurled ring. Lever, forend cap & buttplate tang are engraved to match. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, fiddleback American walnut with long rnd forearm and fluted German silver nosecap with steel capped pistol grip stock with German silver semi-crescent buttplate. Right side of the buttstock has a figure-8, 2-pc patchbox elaborately engraved with foliate & geometric patterns with a dbl star pattern in the top and a leaping stag on the patchbox cover with a shell pattern around the bottom screwhole. Hammer is elaborately engraved with dolphin pattern on the nose. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Traces of orig brown remain on the bbl with scattered moderate pitting, heavier on left side toward muzzle. Receiver & lockplate are a gray metal color with hammer a restored blue. Left side of butt has a few minor grain checks, otherwise wood is sound having been cleaned a long time ago, now showing a hand worn patina with about 50% orig varnish on rear half of buttstock. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore that may clean better. 4-38280 JR101 (5,000-8,000)

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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	2543	$0.00	RARE SHARPS PISTOL RIFLE. SN NSN. Cal. 38 Mule-ear. One of only about 500 produced in the period 1857-1860. It has 26-1/2″ rnd bbl with small dovetail front sight and an elevator rear sight graduated to 800 yards. Built on a small pistol frame with “SHARPS & COS / RIFLE WORKS PHILA. PA” on the right side below the hammer and “C. SHARPS PATENTS / 1848-52” on the left side. Receiver is nicely engraved with foliate arabesque patterns and punch dot background with a sunburst and knurled ring over the chamber area. Muzzle also has a knurled ring. Lever, forend cap & buttplate tang are engraved to match. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, fiddleback American walnut with long rnd forearm and fluted German silver nosecap with steel capped pistol grip stock with German silver semi-crescent buttplate. Right side of the buttstock has a figure-8, 2-pc patchbox elaborately engraved with foliate & geometric patterns with a dbl star pattern in the top and a leaping stag on the patchbox cover with a shell pattern around the bottom screwhole. Hammer is elaborately engraved with dolphin pattern on the nose. CONDITION: Very good to fine. Traces of orig brown remain on the bbl with scattered moderate pitting, heavier on left side toward muzzle. Receiver & lockplate are a gray metal color with hammer a restored blue. Left side of butt has a few minor grain checks, otherwise wood is sound having been cleaned a long time ago, now showing a hand worn patina with about 50% orig varnish on rear half of buttstock. Mechanics are fine, worn dark bore that may clean better. 4-38280 JR101 (5,000-8,000) 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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