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Lot 566: Armi Sport Sharps 1874 Rifle 45-70

Chiappa Model 1874 U.S. Shooting Team Creedmoor Sharps Single Shot Rifle with Case

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: December 4, 2015

Lot 566: Armi Sport Sharps 1874 Rifle 45-70

Chiappa Model 1874 U.S. Shooting Team Creedmoor Sharps Single Shot Rifle with Case

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: December 4, 2015

Estimated Price: $1,200 - $1,800
Price Realized:
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Chiappa Model 1874 U.S. Shooting Team Creedmoor Sharps Single Shot Rifle with Case

Manufacturer: Armi Sport
Model: Sharps 1874
Type: Rifle
Gauge: 45-70
Barrel: 34 inch round
Finish: blue/casehardened
Grip:
Stock: walnut
Item Views: 4699
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 166
Class: Modern Long Gun
Description:

Manufactured in Italy. This rifle commemorates the first international organized shooting event in the United States at the Creedmoor Range on Long Island, New York, in 1874. Limited Edition 382 of 500. This rifle features a front globe sight with a spirit level on a blued round barrel. Equipped with double set triggers. The action, hammer, lever, triggers and both tangs are casehardened. Matching serial number on the upper tang and barrel. Mounted on a hand-rubbed oil finished European multi-point checkered walnut forearm with ebony forend tip and pistol grip stock with plastic factory grip cap and buttplate. Complete with a factory hard case, reproduction sight range Vernier tang sight, factory box numbered to the gun and papers.

Rating Definition:

Near new with only slight handling marks. The case is excellent. The box is excellent. Mechanically excellent.



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