Original 1874 Sharps

[Road King]

Thought I would share these photos of an original 1874 Sharps that I found a while back. I'l let the photos tell the story.

Road King

 

[Mike Webb]

That is a real beauty.

 

[dingus]

Thats a beauty. double set triggers to. very nice.

 

[LeRoy]

Lord luv us! She's a beaut alright....
but I think I want to wearing a THICK buffalo coat when shooting.
They must have been REALLY tough to shoot down any more than, oh, say five or six animals-A WEEK!!

 

[Noel]

You really are mean to me, you realize that don't you?

 

[Meanea]

What caliber Brian? The tang sight serials to the gun?
Thats a nice iron
Meanea

 

[Road King]

I was able to find a clearer copy of the letter that I recieved wrt the Sharps Rifle.

Road King

 

[Win 38-55]

That is a classic.

 

[Musketfire]

Wow!

The letter really adds a whole new dimension to it

 

[Road King]

What caliber Brian? The tang sight serials to the gun?
Thats a nice iron
Meanea

It's in the .44 caliber which is .44-77... 2 1/4"

 

[kodiak1]

She would be the 44-66, 44-77, 44-90, 44-100 or the 44-105.
Most likely the 44-77 or 44-90.
Another nice piece of history.

Ken.

 

[Road King]

She would be the 44-66, 44-77, 44-90, 44-100 or the 44-105.
Most likely the 44-77 or 44-90.
Another nice piece of history.

Ken.

This one is in the ..44-77.
RK

 

[kodiak1]

That is the most common one then the 44-90.

Ken.

 

[vagrantviking]

Wow! I'm drooling all over my keyboard over here.

I hardly dare hope to own such a thing one day - and I'm not even much of a Sharpes fan normally.

A truly exceptional piece of history!

 

[Road King]

Thay old gun was found out in the Maritimes in a basement, almost got thrown away. Just never know where the Holy Grail will turn up.
RK

 

[Crisco 1]

Look even nicer with an EOTECH drilled and tapped on her.

 

[Road King]

Wow!

The letter really adds a whole new dimension to it

Wallace Gunn, the second owner of this rifle as per the letter, is mention in Frank Sellers book that on June 1877 upon "returning to Connecticut, at the Willow Brook Range, Wallace Gunn, an employee of the Sharps firm who test fired rifles and did some exhibition shooting, fired a possible score at 500 yards in another Connecticut Rifle Association match." This was when the Sharps Rifle was being used and dominated the great rifle shoots of the 1800's when shooting was getting national attention for all the right reasons.

Wallace Gunn is also mentioned in the section regarding Sharps attemp to produce a magazine rifle and how he tested the #8 rifle. This was during the period that Sharps began a connection with Jame Paris Lee when he was working for Remington. Sharps wanted to produce the magazine rifle that Lee was working on at the time.

 

[Crisco 1]

I'm just jealous.

 

[powderman]

Road King,

That Sharps rifle of yours is drop dead gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.

Regards,
Powderman