John Brown, was one of many anti-slavery settlers who fought against, pro-slavery Border Ruffians in Kansas prior to the Civil War, and, some of these guns found their way with Brown to Harpers, Sharps carbines were manufactured with identical serial numbers on, both the tang and on the underside of the barrel beneath the fore. The plates of earlier percussion models, built with the pellet priming system, were 3/8-inch thick, as was the plate of the New Model 1869. The buttplate has developed a much darker patina, which is an oxidized plum-brown color with some scattered surface roughness. N-SSA Approved .$1395.00, A correct bayonet is available for this Rifle. Saber bayonet lug is mounted on underside of barrel at the muzzle. 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. The barrel is 1 in 22' twist with 6 grooves. Over 900 of these Beecher s Bibles, named for abolitionist, preacher Henry Ward Beecher, were purchased by New England, abolitionists and shipped in crates marked BIBLES for the purpose, of arming Free Soil settlers in Kansas during the 1850s. This New Model 1859 Sharps rifle in very nice condition. This rifle is a paper cartridge rifle in .54 cal. MAY BE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR LAYAWAY PROGRAM. The Sharps rifles and carbines represent a great period in the history of American firearms . "Sharps Firearms: The Percussion Era 1848 - 1865", April 2019, This page was last edited on 27 March 2023, at 01:30. The four-cavity design of Mules moulds earned them a solid reputation for producing a lot of round balls or Minie bullets quickly up to 400 per hour. .50 cal. Firearms manufacturers such as Davide Pedersoli and Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company have credited these movies with an increase in demand for those rifles. And Sharps Rifle Company found it increasingly difficult to compete with the new repeating lever-action rifle models produced by Winchester. 26 inch octagon barrel. With a Sharps Rifle New Model 1859 that was issued to Berdan's Sharpshooters available September 8th in our Premiere Firearms Auction, it seems only right that we get to know the elite fighting men that carried these rifles. Right side of lock features Sharps and Lawrence patent marks. of earlier models, but featured the Maynard tape primer system. Top of breech block and nipple area are very clean with only the slightest surface pitting. Again, like IAB Arms and the Pedersoli company, Armi Sports Sharps reproductions are offered by a number of importers in the U.S., primarily Cimarron F.A. The front sight is fixed and barrel features an adjustable rear sight. Bennett was present until just after the battle of Chickamauga when he entered the hospital sick on September 24, 1863. Through 1973 the 1974, Len Mule devoted much of his life to researching Sharps breech-loading rifles and carbines. Sharps Model 1874 Sporting Rifle With A Desirable J.P. Lower Retailer marked Barrel Serial number 157084, 40 Sharps Caliber 40 Caliber was the. THIS ITEM, AS WITH ALL OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE. In fact, in 1867 the U.S. Government decided to convert or have converted a number of percussion military arms into metallic cartridge breechloaders. The overall length is 39'. The Sharps Rifle was produced by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in Hartford, Connecticut. Left side has another Sharps patent stamp. And both were successful. All Armi Sport weapons feature American Walnut Stocks, and an oil finish (no polyeurethane), A correct bayonet is available for this Rifle. Sharps worked at John Hall s Rifle Works, in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, where he learned the principles of arms, manufacturing. Like earlier Sharps designs, the Model 1859 fired a glazed, linen combustible. I found that the carbine was for a short period of time issued to an individual in the 1st California Cavalry. [8][9] Hugo Borchardt designed the Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878, the last rifle made by the Sharps Rifle Co. before its closing in 1881. Before making the decision to completely manufacture a reproduction of the famous breech-loaded rifles and carbines, he was manufacturing extremely high quality bullet moulds for blackpowder shooters. The thickness of the lockplate found on the newest cartridge model had been thinned to half that thickness. The suppliers are holding back purchasing from Italy, because the prices are changing constantlyArmi Sport Sharps' Rifles and Carbines. Civil War Carbines and Sharps Rifles Muzzle Loading Springfield, Enfield Musket and Sharps or Smith Carbine, Prices are volatile sometimes. Tang is predrilled for creedmore sight placement with 2 1/4' base. . Book- The Civil War Reenactor's Black Powder Guide. Approximately 6,150New Model 1863 Rifleswere produced and delivered to the US government for use by the US military. 1875 Sharps. On the left side of the buttstock you will see the initials D.F.C. The finest reproduction of this rifle available today. Sharps Model 1852 'Slanting Breech' Carbine, open for loading, two primer-tapes. If you need info regarding the care and feeding of your weapon, this is it!..$12.95, The Cowboy Shooter's Black Powder Guide. Serial 12077, brass butt plate, sharps patent 1859, 52 cal matching serial numbers, 24 in barrel (115-2). No other official military arm of the Civil War went on to remain as popular with civilian shooters and hunters, not even the Remington rolling block rifles. It handled a large number of .40- to .50-caliber cartridges in a variety of loadings and barrel lengths. Jun 22, 2010 According to Flayderman's Guide, serial numbers of the New Model 1859 ranged from approximately 30,000 to 75,000. Both the hammer and double-set trigger system, as well as the breechblock and lever work exactly as they should. The Sharps rifle, a .52 caliber, breechloading firearm invented and patented by Hartford, Connecticut native Christian Sharps. Among the Sharps 1874 models you can find the Sporting model with octagonal blued barrel, adjustable front sight and double set trigger. [20] As a result of the popularity of the film, a Sharps match is held annually in Forsyth, Montana, known as the "Matthew Quigley Buffalo Rifle Match". With its serial number in the 52,000 range, it was manufactured, in all likelihood, during the Civil War. This mod el was made from 1859 to 1866. We just sent you an email. WE CARRY THE COMPLETE LINE OF ARMI-SPORT. He was back with his company on February 3, 1866 and was mustered out March 9, 1866. Only some lightly scattered minor pinpricking is present, along with some old scattered dust and debris that should be easily removed with a quick cleaning. The Model 1863 is listed as from 75000 - 140000. Iron patch box in butt stock. [16], The British purchased 1,000 Model 1852 carbines in 1855 which were later used in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The Media, Mexico, and Guns: Getting It Wrong, Again, Book Review: Gun Digest Buyers Guide to Tactical Rifles, President Roosevelts Smith & Wesson Up For Auction, From The Old West To The Silver Screen: Upcoming RIAC Premier Auction, Bicycle Gun: The Doggone History Of These Pocket Pistols. A well rounded guide for anyone interested in modern day Cowboy Shooting.$19.95, To Check Out our Civil War and Cowboy Cartridge Rifles-Click HereWarranty information on all of our products - Click Here, Warranty information Specifically for Rifles and Revolvers- Click Here. 28. 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. The color case hardened receiver retains about 30% of its original vibrant mottled case colors, mostly in the protected areas. Lawrence Feb. 15, 1859 ( this patent date is located on the rear site) The Serial number is :C,48424. As part of the incentive to get veteran soldiers to re-enlist the men were enticed not only with cash bounties, but with the ability to choose their own firearm and take it home at the end of the war. [10], The military Sharps rifle was produced by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company and is a falling-block rifle used during and after the American Civil War in multiple variations. Made by Armisport. WE CAN ALSO GET DIXIE GUN WORKS WEAPONS IF INTERESTED. One letter is from R.L. 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. Loading, Firing (live and blanks), Cleaning, and storage are also covered. Barrel surface is overall smooth with a gray-tan patina. N-SSA Approved .$1277.50Uses a Leather Carbine Sling and Snap Swivel, Order here or on our 'Leather' page. The Infantry and Cavalry models have a fixed front sight and round barrel retained by steel bands. While the latter went on to be produced in far greater numbers, the true rolling block action was not perfected until about 1866. Faithful copy of the original rare CS Richmond carbine. The supply is limited and subject to availability$145.00 A correct style Scabbard is also available for the above bayonet.$44.95, **********************************************************************************************************************************, Sharps Bayonet and Scabbard, seperately. It was for this reason that the New Model 1859 was selected by Colonel Hiram Berdan to arm his 1st and 2nd Regiments of US Sharpshooters. [15], Unlike the Sharps rifle, the carbine was very popular, and almost 90,000 were produced. Not only did he read everything he could find in print, he also visited major museums, including the West Point Museum and the Smithsonian, consulted with leading Sharps experts and collectors in this country, and spent hundreds of hours looking over hundreds of original rifles. 11,XXX serial number range. By 1851, Sharps formed the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in Hartford, CT. As the company was not yet ready to produce arms, Sharps entered into an agreement with Robbins & Lawrence of Windsor, VT to manufacture his arms. 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. The company, then widely known as The Shiloh Rifle Co., became fully engaged in making both the most widely-used and the best known of the original Sharps rifles, and manufactured the early C. Sharps Arms rifles as well. The left side of the breechblock is marked in two horizontal lines:C SHARPS PAT. A draftsman and technical illustrator by trade and blackpowder shooter by heart, Len Mule was the real mastermind behind what would become known as the Shiloh Sharps. CWT. First in Montana, Finest in the World. Please call for current prices(Weapon prices are always subject to change without notice), For Springfield and Enfield Musket, Musketoon and Earlier MusketsClick Here, To Check Out our Civil War and Cowboy Cartridge RiflesClick Here, Please Note-The Euro dollar is wreaking havoc on these prices. Get 12 Issues a year of the country's best firearms writing. Both sling swivels are present as are all three barrel bands. Forward of this is a clear strong marking that reads SHARPS RIFLE MANUFG. They are used in Civil War re-enacting, hunting and target shooting. In 1851 the 'Second Contract' was made for 15,000 rifles and the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company was organized as a holding company with $1,000 in capital and with John C. Palmer as president, Christian Sharps as engineer, and Richard S. Lawrence as master armorer and superintendent of manufacturing. That production also included about 200 sporting rifles that would set the stage for the famous Model 1874 Rifle, which became the favored gun of the professional buffalo hunter. All of the Sharps rifles produced up through the Model 1855 were of the original slant breech design. Rifle has a 29' long round barrel and a 'straight-breech' type lockplate fitted to its walnut shoulder and fore stock. His relationship with the company was a rocky one, and in 1853, Sharps severed all connections with the firm. Cavalry Model has a ring and slide to accept the carbine sling swivel. end. The 1874-pattern Sharps was a particularly popular rifle that led to the introduction of several derivatives in quick succession. All patent marks are near crisp and the lock marking is strong. The Model 1863 reflected only minor improvements over the Model 1859 and this is a fairly early example which still retains the patchbox in the buttstock. 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