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Sporting & Collector Firearms Auction #1043

June 21, 2023 to June 23, 2023

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Sporting & Collector Firearms Auction #1043

June 21, 2023 to June 23, 2023

This auction has ended.

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Sharps Model 1878 Borchardt Falling Block Single Shot Rifle with Sprague Marked Barrel, Scope, and Loading Tools

Lot 100

Sharps Model 1878 Borchardt Rifle with Sprague Marked Barrel

Manufactured in 1878-1881, heavy barrel with scope blocks marked "SPRAGUE. 219 D. WASP. NO.3". With a Unertl scope (optics clear), .219 Donaldson Wasp die and neck sizer sets, and some empty .219 Zipper cases.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 219 Donaldson Wasp

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J.P. Lower Retailer Marked Sharps Model 1878 Borchardt Single Shot Rifle

Lot 103

J.P. Lower Retailer Marked Sharps Model 1878 Borchardt Rifle

Manufactured from 1878 to 1881. Top of receiver is marked "J.P. LOWER/DENVER COL."

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 45-70 Government

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Lot 104

Sharps Model 1874 Single Shot Rifle

Manufactured c. 1871-1881. The upper tang has "5" ahead of a hole followed by "30" and then another tap.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 45

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Lot 118

Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 Falling Block Military Rifle

Manufactured 1878-1881, "LB" monogram stamp on left of stock.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 45-70 Government

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Lot 126

Sharps New Model 1863 Metallic Cartridge Conversion Carbine

Manufactured in 1863-1865. Barrel retains original six-groove rifling.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 50-70

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Lot 218

Civil War Sharps New Model 1859 Percussion Rifle

Per "Sharps Firearms: The Percussion Era 1848-1865" on page 320, this rifle falls within the serial number range of the U.S. Navy Mitchell Contract for 1,500 rifles with 32 inch barrels in .52 caliber with saber bayonet lugs. This rifle was also equipped with a double set trigger group, possibly during the war.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 52

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Lot 226

Sharps New Model 1863 Percussion Carbine

Manufactured c. 1863-1865. Barrel slightly shortened at the muzzle. Various absent small parts.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 52

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Lot 238

U.S. Sharps New Model 1863 Metallic Cartridge Conversion Carbine

Manufactured from 1863 to 1865. Converted post war. Saddle ring absent.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 52

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Three Pocket Pistols -A) Remington Type II Over/Under Derringer Pistol

Lot Contains 3 Items

Lot 467

Three Pocket Pistols

Manufactured from 1888 to 1911.

Antique

Curio and Relic

Caliber / Gauge: 32 RF, 41 RF, 22 RF

Lot 2088

Dodge City, Kansas, Sharps Model 1874 Business Rifle

The factory letters list this rifle as invoiced on February 4, 1879, to Wright, Beverly & Co. of Dodge City, Kansas, and indicate it was shipped by the order of Sharps Rifle Co. President E.G. Wescott on May 17, 1879. Other details about the rifle were not recorded. Wright, Beverly & Co. ran a general store in the frontier cattle town of Dodge City starting in 1877 which was home to famous western gunfighters, including Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, and Luke Short.

Documentation

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 45

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Lot 2091

Sharps Model 1874 Single Shot Rifle

Manufactured from 1871 to 1881. Barrel marked "CAL. 40 2 1/2" and "Old Reliable." Replacement carbine stock.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 40

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Lot 2094

Sharps New Model 1863 Metallic Cartridge Conversion Carbine

Manufactured in 1863-1865 and modified lock with hammer in full cock only.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 52 Sharps

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Lot 2095

J.P. Lower Marked Sharps Model 1878 Borchardt "Buffalo Rifle"

Manufactured from 1878 to 1881. Barrel marked "J.P. LOWER/DENVER COL." Loose cracked buttstock and pin securing rear sight ladder.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 45-70 Government

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Lot 2096

Sharps New Model 1863 Metallic Cartridge Conversion Carbine

Manufactured in 1863-1865 and subsequently converted. Cracked upper tang.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 50-70

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Lot 2216

U.S. Sharps New Model 1863 Metallic Cartridge Conversion Carbine

Manufactured 1863-1865, converted post-Civil War.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 50-70 U.S. Govt

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Lot 2224

Civil War Era Sharps New Model 1863 Military Percussion Rifle

Manufactured c. 1863-1865. Bored out smooth.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 56

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Two Sharps Four-Shot Pepperbox Pistols -A) Sharps & Hankins Pepperbox

Lot Contains 2 Items

Lot 2553

Two Sharps Four-Shot Pepperbox Pistols

Manufactured from 1862 to 1867.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 32 RF, 30 RF

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Lot 4094

Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 Falling Block Military Rifle

Manufactured 1878-1881, cleaning rod absent.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 45-70 Government

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Lot 4105

Sharps New Model 1863 Cartridge Conversion Saddle Ring Carbine

Manufactured from 1863 to 1865.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 50-70 U.S. Govt

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Two American Falling Block Single Shot Rifles -A) Sharps Model 1878 Borchardt Rifle

Lot Contains 2 Items

Lot 4106

Two American Falling Block Single Shot Rifles

Receiver manufactured in 1878-1881, unmarked barrel fitted with scope blocks.

Antique

Curio and Relic

Caliber / Gauge: 22

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Lot 4110

Sharps Model 1878 Borchardt Military Single Shot Rifle

Manufactured in 1878-1881.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 45-70

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Lot 4143

U.S. Sharps New Model 1863 Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine

Manufactured from 1863 to 1865.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 52

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Lot 4197

Sharps Model 1863 Cartridge Conversion Sporting Rifle

Saddle ring absent. With two set triggers.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 44

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Lot 4202

Civil War U.S. Contract Sharps New Model 1863 Percussion Rifle

Manufactured c. 1863-1865, faint cartouche on left of wrist.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 52

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Lot 4205

Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Percussion Saddle Ring Carbine

Manufactured c. 1863-1865.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 52

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Lot 4211

Sharps New Model 1863 Breech Loading Percussion Carbine

Manufactured from 1863 to 1865. Saddle ring and front band absent.

Antique

Caliber / Gauge: 52

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