LOT OF FIVE SHARPS ITEMS.

LOT OF FIVE SHARPS ITEMS. 1) 40 Cal wad stuffer. It is a steel tamping tool inserted in a wooden handle with brass ferrule. The shank of the tool is marked “Sharps Rifle Co.” – Extremely fine. Retains most of its original factory finish. 2) Tube of Sharps pellet primers with instruction sheet. Tube is 2” long x about 3/16” dia. with the original wooden plug and spacer. – Good. Slightly oxidized. 3) Small tin of loose Sharps pellet primers. Tin box is 2” x 1-3/16” x 7/8”. With soldered ends and a simple stamped top. It has a Kraft colored label with black printing which is marked “Sharps Patent Pellets, or Primers Patented June 28, 1853”. It appears to be about 1/3 full and also has a damaged brass primer tube. – About good. Metal is a dark patina with moderate to heavy rust pitting. Label is dark and soiled with some losses at the edges and at one corner. This apparently was a box of primers for Sharps breech loading pistols. 4) Bristle brush with brass shank screwed into a brass socket attached to a leather thong approximately 35” long. Overall length is 39-1/2”. – Very good to fine. Brass has a dark patina with some verdigris. The brush is fine and the leather thong is soft and supple. This is a pull-thu for Sharps carbines and rifles issued during the Civil War. 5) Steel resizing dye for Sharps Cal 50, 3-1/4” cases. Comes with one empty case. Marked on the top with the caliber and case size. – Fine. Cleaned metal color. 4-50390, 4-50391, 4-50392, 4-50393, 4-50394 JR409 (500-800)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004

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
	968	$517.00	LOT OF FIVE SHARPS ITEMS. 1) 40 Cal wad stuffer. It is a steel tamping tool inserted in a wooden handle with brass ferrule. The shank of the tool is marked “Sharps Rifle Co.” – Extremely fine. Retains most of its original factory finish. 2) Tube of Sharps pellet primers with instruction sheet. Tube is 2” long x about 3/16” dia. with the original wooden plug and spacer. – Good. Slightly oxidized. 3) Small tin of loose Sharps pellet primers. Tin box is 2” x 1-3/16” x 7/8”. With soldered ends and a simple stamped top. It has a Kraft colored label with black printing which is marked “Sharps Patent Pellets, or Primers Patented June 28, 1853”. It appears to be about 1/3 full and also has a damaged brass primer tube. – About good. Metal is a dark patina with moderate to heavy rust pitting. Label is dark and soiled with some losses at the edges and at one corner. This apparently was a box of primers for Sharps breech loading pistols. 4) Bristle brush with brass shank screwed into a brass socket attached to a leather thong approximately 35” long. Overall length is 39-1/2”. – Very good to fine. Brass has a dark patina with some verdigris. The brush is fine and the leather thong is soft and supple. This is a pull-thu for Sharps carbines and rifles issued during the Civil War. 5) Steel resizing dye for Sharps Cal 50, 3-1/4” cases. Comes with one empty case. Marked on the top with the caliber and case size. – Fine. Cleaned metal color. 4-50390, 4-50391, 4-50392, 4-50393, 4-50394 JR409 (500-800) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2004 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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