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ORIGINAL SHARPS 1874 .45-70 BUSINESS MODEL WITH SHARPS LETTER, SHIPPED SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, 1878
Guns International #: 101916733 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Sharps Rifles - Antique - Antique Rifles - Cartridge
Seller's Information
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Seller: goodmanguns
Company: William T. Goodman
Member Since: 10/16/15
First Name: William
Last Name: Goodman
State: Montana
Zip: 59715
Country: United States
Phone: (406) 587-3131
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 70
Total Number of Listings: 4093
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
Payment Types Accepted: checks, cashiers/bank check, money order
Description:
ORIGINAL SHARPS 1874 .45-70 BUSINESS MODEL WITH SHARPS LETTER, #161XXX, SHIPPED TO SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA MAY 18 1878. The 1874 Sharps Business rifle was their "no-frills" hard working sporting rifle. Most had 28" fairly heavy tapered round barrels with the standard calibers being .45-70 (.45 2 1/10" case) and .40-70. They typically had slightly curved military butt plates, double set triggers and a rounded forend tip. This example has a matching serial number on the barrel and receiver (many seem to be mismatched). It has the standard Lawrence marked/patented ladder rear sight with slide intact mated with a small blade front sight. All Sharps barrel markings are sharp and clear as are the receiver markings. The rear of the barrel top just ahead of the receiver is correctly marked "BUSINESS 45" indicating both model and caliber. The receiver has aged to a silver/brown and the barrel blue is thinned and mixing heavily gray and brown. The stock and forend are solid with no chips or cracks and tight wood to metal fit around the receiver. The double set triggers function properly and the bore is surprisingly bright with sharp rifling throughout and any pitting scattered, surface and minor. The Sharps letter (which I sent for in 2015) further states that this rifle was invoiced to Edward G. Westcott, in care of N. Curry & Bro. gun and sporting goods dealers of San Francisco, California. "The order to the Curry firm was evidently entered by Sharps Vice President & Treasurer Edward G. Westcott while on a trip to the West Coast." The order containing this rifle also included other Business Rifles in both .40 and .45 caliber as well as a number of Hunter's rifles and Military rifles- all Model 1874s- along with ammo etc Only 1,604 Business models were made in all calibers etc. and being a "working rifle" in the 1874 line, most found today are in very hard used and often abused condition. This is a particularly nice example of a fairly early Business Model that surely had adventures in the Western Frontier! Unaltered, matching examples in .desirable 45-70 caliber with western shipped documentation don't come up for sale frequently.
SOLD
Antique: Yes
Manufacturer: SHARPS
Model: 1874 BUSINESS RIFLE
Serial Number: 161XXX
Barrel Length: 28" ROUND
Condition: FINE
Bore Condition: FINE+