GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
RARE SHARPS MODEL 1874 NO 2 LONG-RANGE SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE. SHARPS 1874 156149 44-77 OR 44-90 Cal. 44-77 OR 44-90 Beautiful target rifle with 34" oct bbl, spirit level windgauge front sight, no rear seat & matching numbered Vernier tang sight that has 5" staff. Mounted with nicely figured, tiger striped American walnut with checkered Schnable tip, forearm & pistol grip stock that has checkered grip cap and checkered steel Sharps buttplate. Bottom rear flat of forearm is stamped "B.F.C.". Top flat of bbl has the Hartford address with Cal. marking over chamber area. It has a checkered single trigger. Weight 9lbs 10-1/2oz. According to Sharps Firearms, Sellers, there were 29 No. 2 rifles with steel buttplates produced at Hartford, 1875-1876. These rifles were inherently accurate and highly sought after by serious target shooters and big game hunters. They were rather expensive with the price $100 during the period of production which took them out of the range of most shooters of that day. PROVENANCE: The Estate Collection of Phil A. Bleakney, Jr. CONDITION: Very fine plus, all matching including bbl, lockplate, trigger plate, buttplate, stock & forearm. Bbl retains 97-98% strong orig blue. Front sight is missing its aperture and spirit level is apparently broken. Lockplate & hammer retain most of their strong orig case colors, lightly to moderately faded. Receiver retains 65-70% orig case colors, mostly on the left side with the right side mostly turned silver, showing strong colors in sheltered areas. Lever retains about 70% faded case colors, strong near the receiver. Wood is sound with a few light nicks & scratches and retains virtually all of its orig factory varnish. Mechanics are crisp. Bright shiny bore, shows very little use. 49059-108 JR (10,000-15,000)