Lawrence April 12, 1859. The book is illustrated and includes a list of serial numbers matched to the year of manufacture. w/serial number, which matches reciever. The company produced its first Sharps, a Sporting Rifle model in 45-70 Government, back in January, 1993. The New Model 1859 was followed by the New Model 1863 and New Model, 1865 Carbines and Rifles. Shipping: Determined by Method & Location of buyer, To Order: Call 717-334-0347, Fax 717-334-5016, or E-mail. 158256; 40 Caliber; 30" Octagon Barrel; Double Set Triggers; . The special order 45-120 Sharps and 50-140 Sharps cartridges were basically introduced too late to have been used extensively during the decimation of the American bison, which by 1880 were so scarce that it was no longer feasible to market-hunt the big animals. Arms & Militaria appraiser Paul Carella estimated the auction value of this Custer-range single-action revolver at between $5,000 and $8,000 during the Tucson event in May 2015. The Sharps rifles became icons of the American Old West due to their appearances in many Western-genre movies and books. The carbine version was very popular with the cavalry of both the Union and Confederate armies and was issued in much larger numbers than other carbines of the war and was top in production in front of the Spencer or Burnside carbine. Antiques Roadshow on Facebook, William Austin Burt patented the U.S.'s first "typographer on July 23 in 1829. The second model used the Maynard tape primer, and surviving examples are marked Edward Maynard - Patentee 1845. 50-70, and. have the "J T" inspector mark or do they fit the profile of a Berdan special In Sword's book this serial number is described as "reported to have a single trigger, "JT" cartouche, and fitted for the angular bayonet. 1875 Sharps. Sharps & Company' in Philadelphia; Richard S. Lawrence continued as the chief armorer until 1872 and developed the various Sharp models and their improvements that made the rifle famous. On reciever: Shiloh Rifle Mfg. Other patterns were mixed in and from May into July 1863 there was some overlap at the upper end by the New Model 1863, which omitted the patch box and made some other minor changes. Condition: Good. Come join the discussion about optics, hunting, gunsmithing, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Since then, the company has produced nearly 80,000 Sharps reproductions, which have been sold under a variety of brand names, including Dixie Gun Works, Taylors & Company, Tristar Sporting Arms, Armisport, and E.M.F. By the end of that year, an additional 17,000 had been delivered. I also have questions about the letters and cartouches on the wood. Turns out this one is loaded still but until I get back to Texas to x-Ray it I won?t know what?s in it. 1885 Lowwall. NEW! It closely resembles older Sharps Rifles but has a firing mechanism that uses a hammerless striker rather than a hammer and firing pin like the old Sharps Rifles. Bore is bright with strong rifling; just the slightest pitting near the breech. Forum. Other than a small-bore 31- and 38-caliber percussion drop-block rifle built in the late 1850s, the only other long guns actually produced by Christian Sharps were the Sharps & Hankins 52 rimfire single-shot carbines and rifles produced from 1861 to 1867. This carbine retains its sling ring bar and ring. What really set this model apart from the converted percussion military models was the much cleaner looking lockplate, which had been trimmed of the pellet priming system that gave the Civil War-era percussion models a high hump contour. 34" N0 3 Barrel caliber .45-70 . He was present until November 1865 when he reported to the hospital at Camp Chase, Ohio. These deluxe-grade heavy-barreled. When I get home I'll check my Sharps books. His first breechloading rifle design was patented in, 1848, and the toggle-linking trigger guard and vertically operating, sliding wedge breechblock of later Sharps rifles and carbines date, from that patent. You have entered an incorrect email address! Registered users have access to the entire board once they LOGIN. 2) the rifle was fitted with a doubleset trigger, by The Sharps Rifle was produced by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut. Army inspector's initials are The Sharps rifles and carbines represent a great period in the history of American firearms . Reproductions of the paper cartridge Sharps M1859 and M1863 Rifle and Carbine, the metallic cartridge 1874 Sharps Rifle, and Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 are being manufactured today. A forum community dedicated to all firearm owners and enthusiasts. MAY BE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR LAYAWAY PROGRAM. The stock has two government inspectors' initials. In addition, the Sharps rifle was expensive to manufacture (three times the cost of a muzzle-loading Springfield rifle) and so only 11,000 of the Model 1859s were produced. When it comes to production Sharps copies, many blackpowder cartridge rifle shooters today continue to consider the rifles produced by Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company to be the cream of the crop. 1) serial range 54390 - 57574: This an estimated serial range, documented known Berdan longarms, beginning with introduction of the Model 1874 Rifle. Mounted cavalry troops tended to prefer the 7-shot repeating Spencer lever-action carbines and easier loading self-contained cartridges over the slower loading single-shot percussion breech-loaded Sharps with combustible paper or linen cartridges. 60 calibers, were the. There appear to be two separate serial ranges for Berdan special order rifles. R) Burnside carbine, 3rd Model, serial number is in the range of the 2nd Texas Vol. Write something about yourself. "New Model 1859". Explore the challenges of restoring this iconic landmark. CLICK ON CONTACT US' AT THE TOP OF ANY PAGE ON THE SITE, This slant breech specimen is attributed to use by John Brown, in his 1859 raid on the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. 577, caliber were purchased by Great Britain. Rear sights are found graduated to Those makers featured here are the companies that have worked hard to build and market quality copies of the big and famous drop-block single shots that are so often simply referred to as Old Reliable.. 53858, in .40 caliber with a 32-inch barrelis in the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Sharps rifles have been interwoven in the history of America since their introduction. These arms retained the slanting breech and buttstock patch boxes. New Model 1859 arms also employed an, improved version of the Sharps pellet primer system which allowed, the pellet feed mechanism to be disengaged. The latter corporation went bankrupt, and. While bearing a serial number in the coveted "Custer range" can dramatically increase a firearms value, it by no means proves the weapon was present at Little Bighorn. I would insure it for 2500.00 to be safe. Some Civil Warissue carbines had an unusual feature: a hand-cranked grinder in the stock. The C stands for 100,000. In 1867 approximately 32,000 Model 1859, 1863 and 1865 Sharps carbines were sent back to the factory to be converted to fire metallic cartridges in .40-70, .45-70 or .50-70 . The Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company finally took over production in Hartford in October of 1856. This was a very modernistic hammerless rifle that has only been somewhat duplicated by more recent single-shot designs like the Ruger No. the tack nail from the charging tube, insert the primers end of the tube in the Uberti has recreated the 1873 in seven distinctive models. Select the firearm to see the serial numbers. Other than the hammerless drop-block action, the one other feature that set this model apart from other Sharps rifles was a sliding safety. The hunter approached a small herd, M Co. 7th U.S. Calvary At The Little Big Horn by RALPH HEINZ On the afternoon of June 25, 1876, five companies of cavalry under the command of Lt. Col. George A. Custer were annihilated in what has become perhaps the best known and most controversial battle in American history; The Battle of the Little Big Horn or Custers Last Stand. Although five, Oliver P. Hanna left home in Illinois as a sixteen year old in 1867 for a life of adventure in the west. The barrel address shows light wear but is completely readable. 110 year later came this "The Gold Royal" typewriter In the case of C. Sharps Arms Co. Inc. we have the overarching goal to provide the finest firearms to our customers. Approximately 800. Original U.S. Springfield Trapdoor Model 1884 Round Rod Bayonet Rifle made in 1891 - Serial No 521719. 33497, .22 caliber. According to Prince, the only Colt single-action Army revolver yet to be forensically identified and proved to have been on the battlefield that day at Little Bighorn sold at auction in spring 2017 for $460,000. And Christian Sharps role in the operation had been relegated to Technical Advisor. His only real tie to the company was that the rifles were being produced under his patents, and Sharps received a $1 royalty for every rifle built. There were not as many to start with and many more were cut down or had the wood modified to make them more of a sporting gun. Sharps rifles have been interwoven in the history of America since their introduction. Does anyone know how much this gun is worth? That is an early one. consisted of a few rifles that were "on hand" at the beginning of the Berdan They were sold as the Shiloh IV moulds. I have measured the barrel with a pair of calipers and it is in fact .450. That relationship ended in 1986, when both companies set out to establish their own Sharps lines. While he was with the regiment it saw action at 2nd Bull Run, South Mountain, Antietam, Stones River, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge, Buzzards Roost and Resaca. If it is a number, and matches the one on the lower tang, might that not indicate a remanufacture somewhere along the line? These were built to comply with the Creedmoor match competition rules that required a single trigger and a rifle weighing 10 pounds or less. original buttstocks. A number of dings and wear as is usual. When I get home I'll check my Sharps books. C. Sharps Arms Rifles. These arms were, highly regarded by the troops who used them. There is, no evidence that he ever had any further association with the. Those converted to the 50-70 cartridge also required soldering a new 50-caliber barrel liner in place. And he had no involvement with the production of the later big-bore cartridge rifles that were even better known for their long-range large game taking performance. In 1870, Springfield Armory additionally converted about 1,300 more Sharps rifles and carbines to the newly designated 50-70 Government cartridge. Purchase of arms, House Documents, 1861, P. 177. rifles fall in this range of serial numbers. 1. 2,441. If your carbine has been converted to fire the 50-70 metallic cartridge you should know the following from " Sharps Rifle, The Gun That Shaped American Destiny " by Martin Rywell: This serial number is in the second half of the accepted Berdan Sharpshooter's range of 54,374 to 57,574. Click Photo to Enlarge: . To answer the question regarding the mystery number, yes my grandfather had put his drivers license number on there in case it was ever stolen. $3,495.00. Seller: CAB . At the time he was described as being 24 years old, 5 8 tall, with a light complexion, blue eyes and light hair with a listed occupation as farmer. LYMAN SHARPS OWNER MANUAL Download attachment: 24/05/2022 EN: MALCOM SCOPE U233 Download attachment: 24/05/2022 EN: MAUSER REAR-SIGHT (EN-DE-IT) . Also contains every available record of serial numbers and the name of the soldier to whom the rifle was issued druing the war. The fact that the owner was in a regiment composed entirely of proud veterans who were allowed to keep their weapons at the end of their service explains the rifles excellent condition. Today, the company catalogs the most complete selection of Sharps rifle and carbine models available from a single manufacturer. These accurate and durable rifles made an appearance at many historical events and were used by many different individuals and groups during the westward expansion. By 1874 the rifle was available in a variety of calibers, and it was one of the few designs to be successfully adapted to metallic cartridge use. Presented here are just a few stories of the Sharps Rifle on the American Frontier. The muzzle area has just the slightest pinprick pitting otherwise the barrels appearance is very pleasing. Even the Confederate government recognized the, superiority of the New Model 1859 Carbine, contracting with the. $1,195.00. He was back with his company on February 3, 1866 and was mustered out March 9, 1866. A very nice looking gun and higher priced then the carbines in most cases. Serial numbers are Carbon on Estamino was late to mature. Little Bighorn has been a continual source of debate among historians for 150 years, and excites a similar interest among firearms collectors, for whom the very possibility of a weapons having been used during the battle can bring a hefty bump in its value. R.S. Manufactured by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Co., Hartford, Connecticut. The Sharps dropping-block action lent itself well to making the transition from percussion ignition to handling the newly developed cartridges that evolved quickly following the end of the war. INDIAN USED SHARPS NEW MODEL 1863 SADDLE INDIAN USED SHARPS NEW MODEL 1863 SADDLE RING CARBINE. He is buried in Harris Creek Cemetery in Bradford, Ohio. Below you will find a compiled list of production numbers for different firearms with the year and sometimes month it was produced. The Sharps 'New Model' 1859 rifles in this serial range, roughly 39,XXX through 40,XXX with saber bayonet lugs are typically considered part of the 'Mitchell Contract' of Sharps rifles acquired by the US Navy during the Civil War, after the US Army declined to purchase the guns equipped with saber bayonets, preferring to stay with socket bayonet rifles. Sharps carbines were manufactured with identical serial numbers on both the tang and on the underside of the barrel beneath the fore end. He returned to Philadelphia, and formed C. Sharps Co., a manufacturer of percussion, revolvers, breechloading single-shot pistols and pistol-rifles, and, four-shot pepperbox pistols. Hopkins & Allen. Overall this weapon does show signs of some use but it also shows that it was cared for. I think you might be right on that. 11/2/2019. first Sharps arms designed for use with metallic cartridges. JT Inspector Mark Pellet Primers. See all listings by Shortcolt44-40 Print this listing. The Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company had been established in 1851 by a group of investors. I think the for sale section. The Old Reliable became so popular that, no pun intended, it probably was . Approximately 900 of these arms were shipped in heavy, crates marked BIBLES for use by anti-slavery Free Soil settlers, who were fighting against pro-slavery forces in Bleeding Kansas, during the 1850s. 39". It has been estimated that over 100,000 Sharps rifles and carbines of the . The falling block action lent itself to conversion to the new metallic cartridges developed in the late 1860s, and many of these converted carbines in .50-70 Government were used during the Indian Wars in the decades immediately following the Civil War. The receiver and stock are not drilled or Box 885Big Timber, MT 59011, (406) 932-4353 Office(406) 932-4443 Faxinfo@csharpsarms.com. Flip-up rear sight is complete and has complete Lawrence patent information. 8 lbs. Founded in 1957 by the late Val Forgett, Jr. Over the years, this company has imported many black-powder and modern surplus firearms and replicas. Lighter than the Model 1874, which was still in production, the Borchardt model was most commonly chambered for the easily available 45-70 Government cartridge, as well as other smaller calibers like the 40-50 Sharps. As a point of identification, Sharps relined at Springfield sport the standard 3-groove, .50-70 barrel adopted by the Armory for the Trapdoor conversions while unlined Sharps barrels still carry the original Sharps 6-groove barrel. CONN." behind the rear sight. "Physical Evidence and the Battle of the Little Bighorn," Albert Winkler, Brigham Young University, 2017. The Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 is a single-shot hammerless falling-block action rifle designed by Hugo Borchardt and made by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company.It closely resembles older Sharps Rifles but has a firing mechanism that uses a hammerless striker rather than a hammer and firing pin like the old Sharps Rifle. RECORD for 1859 as a result of its association with that event. By 1872, he was part of the Hayden survey party in Yellowstone having spent the intervening years learning the life of a trapper and hunter from two older frontiersmen. Discover this Nobel Prize Winner's impact on American literature. Get the 76th edition of the World's Greatest Gun Book. On April 1, 1865 Bennett was appointed 4th Corporal of his company and in June he was appointed one of the regimental guides. All were sold to Denver dealer J.P. Lower. .52-caliber 475-grain projectile with 50-grain (3.2 g) cartridge, later converted to .45-70 Government in 1873. Antique Sharps Rifle Collectors Sharps Longarms Reference Site Scarce U.S. Springfield Second Type Sharps Model 1870 Breechloading Rifle Serial Number 78. Bore has clear lands and . Along with the demise of the great buffalo herds of the West also came the demise of Sharps rifle production. "Sharps Rifle/ Manufg. Sharps rifles are a series of large-bore single-shot rifles, beginning with a design by Christian Sharps in 1848, and ceasing production in 1881. closed as on the single trigger Sharps rifle. Sharps made sporting versions from the late 1840s until the late 1880s. 1859 Sharps Carbine Serial Numbers 1859 Sharps Rifle, 3-band Infantry Model,Armi Sport. While Hall later developed a percussion version, Sharps had conceived a still better drop block design and received his first patent in September of 1848. Firearms manufacturers such as Davide Pedersoli and Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company have credited these movies with an increase in demand for those rifles. Box 92 Whitestown, Indiana 46075 (765) 482-1861 (765) 482-1848 fax Please Note-Please call to make sure of availability and price before you order. And in mid-1976, he purchased an original Model 1874 Hartford-made Sharps sporting rifle, then began researching and working on the blueprints of the cartridge models Shiloh would put into production. In the summer of 1974, two entirely different companies, separated by an ocean, independently set out to make a somewhat faithful modern-manufactured copy of the original Civil War-era percussion Sharps breechloaders. Buffalo hunter turned lawman Bill Tilghman is alleged to have killed more than 7,500 buffalo with his Model 1874 Sharps rifles, one of whichSerial No. Both sling swivels are present as are all three barrel bands. 2 1/2 inch barrel cluster. Additional funding is provided by public television viewers. In 1876, manufacturing was moved, to Bridgeport, Connecticut, where it remained until 1881. Sharps Model 1852 'Slanting Breech' Carbine, open for loading, two primer-tapes. The 1874-pattern Sharps was a particularly popular rifle that led to the introduction of several derivatives in quick succession. slotted to receive a sling bar, which was only used on Sharps carbines. When you then consider that all of the soldiers under Custers direct command more than 200 died and most of their weapons were carried off by the victorious Indians (who most likely used them until they were destroyed), the odds of finding a firearm with legitimate Little Bighorn provenance begin to seem dismally low. It's possible to pay with credit card or Western Union, but PayPal isn't an option. The Model 1874 markings were not used on the rifle until after several years production. Quigley Sharps rifles are among the various Sharps models and configurations manufactured by Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company (as the . 1877 Sharps. Get 12 Issues a year of the country's best firearms writing. Nelson's request for 300 Sharps carbines was sent by the Ordnance Department to the Sharps Rifle Mfg. Easily the most authentic copy of the New Model 1863 percussion Sharps carbine ever shot by the author was imported by a company known as Garrett Arms during the mid-1980s. The published book by Coates and McAulay mentioned above comes with the rifle. All were fitted with new breechblocks with firing pins and an extractor. The Mitchell contract rifle serial numbers are found up into the 42000 range. Many of the rifles offered as other brands in this country are actually produced in Italy by Davide Pedersoli & Co. Armi Chiappa, better known in the U.S. as Armi Sport, is another Italian manufacturer of Sharps rifles and carbines. Sharps famous Old Reliable trademark began to show up on the barrels in 1876, after the company, then known as just Sharps Rifle Company, had moved to Bridgeport, Conn. The rifle is a paper cartridge rifle in .54 cal. . [ad]. Nicknamed Old Reliable, this arm, available in a variety of, calibers, barrel lengths, sights, and other features, became a. favorite with both Plains buffalo hunters and competition shooters. Serial number is strongly stamped on the upper receiver tang. This Sharps rifle bears serial number C35210 which, according to records published in "CIVIL WAR SHARPS CARBINES & RIFLES" by Earl J. Coates and John D. McAulay, was issued to Private William H. Bennett formerly of the 11 th Ohio Infantry and who, at the time of the issue of this weapon, was with the 4 th Regiment US Veteran Volunteers.. for him, the presence of other initials would not be unusual on the barrel if it's marked These popular rifles were, produced until 1881, when the Sharps Rifle Company went bankrupt, Although his association with the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing, Company ended in 1853, Christian Sharps continued to work as a, designer and manufacturer of firearms. Not to be confused with Sharpe's Rifles (novel), as the 95th Rifles used the Baker rifle. The top of barrel says Old Reliable Shiloh rifle Mfg. In 1851 the second model was brought to the Robbins & Lawrence Company of Windsor, Vermont where the Model 1851 was developed for mass production. In 1862, Sharps entered into a, partnership with William Hankins. Several years ago my father pulled out all of his guns and used one of those things to write his drivers license number on all of them. Target gun with scope, left side, Target gun with scope, right side, Hartford production was 2341 and Bridgeport production 4400, 4 variations and produced at Hartford and bridgeport, 300 made at Springfield with standard Springfield butt and a two band musket forearm with ramrod, Tipping & Lawden marked Single Shot Rifle, no special serial range, found between numbers, Model 4A, four barrel pistol, birdhead grips, Model 4B, four barrel pistol, birdhead grips, Model 4C, four barrel pistol, birdhead grips, Model 4D, four barrel pistol, birdhead grips, Tipping & Lawden marked Model A, four barrel pistol, birdhead grips, Tipping & Lawden marked Model B, four barrel pistol, birdhead grips, Tipping & Lawden marked Model C, four barrel pistol, birdhead grips. Many of the models imported are classified as curios and relics. then with the right hand thrust the tack nail through the slots in the tube and This article is an excerpt from the Gun Digest 2009 annual book. There were two official firearms issued to soldiers during the period, each with a different Custer range: the Springfield trap-door carbine or rifle, whose range runs from 00001 to about 50,000; and the Colt 1873 revolver, whose range runs from 0001 to about 7,000. It was used in the Civil War by multiple Union units, most famously by the U.S. Army marksmen known popularly as 'Berdan's Sharpshooters' in honor of their leader Hiram Berdan. Consumer Cellular. It may or may not be entirely correct to claim that more rifles of Sharps design have been built in the past 32 years than during the entire 32-year run of original Sharps rifle production but the modern total wouldnt miss it by much! This special configuration did not Area Code: 605 . Serial numbers for the New Model 1859 generally run 30,000 to 75,000, some overlap with other models, early production about 3,000 manufactured with brass furniture. Thank you very much for your information. 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