AN EXTREMELY RARE SHARPS ROLLIN WHITE NAVY MILITARY RIFLE.

AN EXTREMELY RARE SHARPS ROLLIN WHITE NAVY MILITARY RIFLE. SN 20431. Cal. 52. 28” rnd bbl. Standard markings on the Maynard primer cover. There is an anchor on top of the bbl at the breech. Lockplate is marked “R.WHITE’S / PATENT / 1856”. Back of the breechblock has the numbers “2” and “14”. Lockplate has “2” and “19”. The trigger plate and stock have the full serial number and no Rollin White numbers. Back of the receiver is stamped “21”. There is a plug on the centerline of the receiver to take the trigger plate screw and a steel plug on the left side of the bottom of the frame that had a screw but it has been milled to fit the trigger plate. CONDITION: Bbl and rear sight have possibly been rebrowned. All other metal has a gray patina with light to moderate pitting. Buttstock has been refinished. Brass has an old patina. Enfield sgl leaf sight is graduated to 8. Navy ordered only 50 of the Rollin White patent self-cocking mechanisms for the Sharps rifle. During testing 38 of them were broken and returned to the factory for conversion back to the orig Model 1855 construction. This is one of those guns and has the filler blocks and removal of other Rollin White parts from the interior of the mechanism. Only a few of these are known and they are hardly ever seen on the market. 4-56323 FS163 (4,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

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
	3497	$5,750.00	AN EXTREMELY RARE SHARPS ROLLIN WHITE NAVY MILITARY RIFLE. SN 20431. Cal. 52. 28” rnd bbl. Standard markings on the Maynard primer cover. There is an anchor on top of the bbl at the breech. Lockplate is marked “R.WHITE’S / PATENT / 1856”. Back of the breechblock has the numbers “2” and “14”. Lockplate has “2” and “19”. The trigger plate and stock have the full serial number and no Rollin White numbers. Back of the receiver is stamped “21”. There is a plug on the centerline of the receiver to take the trigger plate screw and a steel plug on the left side of the bottom of the frame that had a screw but it has been milled to fit the trigger plate. CONDITION: Bbl and rear sight have possibly been rebrowned. All other metal has a gray patina with light to moderate pitting. Buttstock has been refinished. Brass has an old patina. Enfield sgl leaf sight is graduated to 8. Navy ordered only 50 of the Rollin White patent self-cocking mechanisms for the Sharps rifle. During testing 38 of them were broken and returned to the factory for conversion back to the orig Model 1855 construction. This is one of those guns and has the filler blocks and removal of other Rollin White parts from the interior of the mechanism. Only a few of these are known and they are hardly ever seen on the market. 4-56323 FS163 (4,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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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