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Rare Sharps New Model 1859 Carbine with Brass Furniture
Guns International #: 100598711 Seller's Inventory #: 28402
Category: Civil War Carbines - Sharps Rifles - Antique
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 1191
Total Number of Listings: 20199
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
FREE SHIPPING FOR ORDERS OVER $500! We also have a 30 day Inspection Period and NOT a 3 day Inspection.
Payment Types Accepted: We take all major credit cards with NO CREDIT CARD FEES! Also Check or Money order.
About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
Serial #33009, .54 caliber, 22” barrel with a very good bore that has dark freckling within the grooves. This is a 2nd variant New Model carbine with matching numbers that has the early brass furniture and friction ridges on the back of the breechblock. The barrel and frame have developed a dark plum-brown patina over time with mild pinprick pitting at the muzzle and along the other exposed metal. The lockplate was cleaned to a somewhat grayer patina in the past with crisp markings and visible work marks. The rear sight is missing both the long range slider and the right side hinge piece, but is still held firmly in place. The walnut forend and buttstock have an added military oil finish over numerous handling marks and blemishes scattered throughout the wood. There are initials crudely carved into the right side of the buttstock just ahead of the patchbox: “JT”, and there are no indications of U.S. inspector stamps on the left side of the wrist. The brass patchbox, buttplate, and barrel band have developed a mellow, dark ochre patina over time and there is a short, with-the-grain crack running forward from the patchbox hinge plate, a repaired chip at the toe, and a repaired with-the-grain crack along the bottom of the forend running through the screw bolster. The action is tight and fully functional, and this is a great looking pre-Civil War Sharps with early features that would make a great addition to any collection. {Ref. “Sharps Firearms” by Frank Sellers; 1978} Antique
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: Sharps
Model: 1859
Serial Number: 33009
Caliber Info: .54 Cal
Gauge Info: .54 Cal