SHARPS MODEL 1874 SPORTING RIFLE.

SHARPS MODEL 1874 SPORTING RIFLE. SN 158272. Cal. 40 (40-50 or 40-70 Sharps Bottleneck). Standard sporting rifle with 30″ oct bbl, replacement Marble’s No. 8 brass bead front sight, and Lawrence patent ladder rear sight. It has Bridgeport and caliber markings and double set triggers. Mounted with slab sawed, uncheckered American walnut with very worn forearm and straight stock with musket/carbine buttplate. There is a sling swivel on bottom of stock. Accompanied by Sharps Rifle Company letter fully identifying this rifle as found. Letter indicates weight was 10-3/4lbs & was shipped on Dec. 11, 1876 to E. E. Eaton Gun & Sporting Goods Dealers of Chicago, IL. CONDITION: Fair to good. No orig finish remains, having a cleaned and artificially aged bbl with some minor surface rust. Receiver is a gray metal color with some silvered casehardening. Stock has a crack back of top tang and hairline back of bottom tang with another hairline on left side of wrist, otherwise wood is sound with forearm extremely worn and splintered and bearing most of an old refinish. Stock shows heavy wear and mild abuse and is a dark patina. Hammer will not hold in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Worn, dark bore. 4-32721 JR162 (6,500-7,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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
	3067	$0.00	SHARPS MODEL 1874 SPORTING RIFLE. SN 158272. Cal. 40 (40-50 or 40-70 Sharps Bottleneck). Standard sporting rifle with 30″ oct bbl, replacement Marble’s No. 8 brass bead front sight, and Lawrence patent ladder rear sight. It has Bridgeport and caliber markings and double set triggers. Mounted with slab sawed, uncheckered American walnut with very worn forearm and straight stock with musket/carbine buttplate. There is a sling swivel on bottom of stock. Accompanied by Sharps Rifle Company letter fully identifying this rifle as found. Letter indicates weight was 10-3/4lbs & was shipped on Dec. 11, 1876 to E. E. Eaton Gun & Sporting Goods Dealers of Chicago, IL. CONDITION: Fair to good. No orig finish remains, having a cleaned and artificially aged bbl with some minor surface rust. Receiver is a gray metal color with some silvered casehardening. Stock has a crack back of top tang and hairline back of bottom tang with another hairline on left side of wrist, otherwise wood is sound with forearm extremely worn and splintered and bearing most of an old refinish. Stock shows heavy wear and mild abuse and is a dark patina. Hammer will not hold in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are fine. Worn, dark bore. 4-32721 JR162 (6,500-7,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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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