Official records of ordnance purchased by the United States government from January 1, 1861 to June 30, 1866 show that a total of 80,512 carbines and 9,141 rifles of Sharps manufacture were delivered. The Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company then moved all manufacturing to Hartford. The Battle of the Little Bighorn is one of the most famous military engagements in U.S. history, despite having ended in a rout of American troops. Along with the demise of the great buffalo herds of the West also came the demise of Sharps rifle production. At some point, long ago, the butt stock was 'detailed' with gold paint. Only about 100 of the rifles were produced, in 45 caliber, in 1877 and 1878. Since our inception in 1975 the C. Sharps Company artisans have done their utmost to build rifles that meet the definition of heirloom quality. Quigley Sharps rifles are among the various Sharps models and configurations manufactured by Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company (as the . A number of dings and wear as is usual. Pat, there is a new Sharps book out by Roy Marcot that may shed some light on your rifle. The thickness of the lockplate found on the newest cartridge model had been thinned to half that thickness. The barrel address shows light wear but is completely readable. Ironically, the start of Sharps reproduction manufacturing in Italy actually began with the destruction of two fine original Model 1874 Sharps rifles. These deluxe-grade heavy-barreled. Serial numbers for this model run from C30,000 to C40,000, with some overlap with other models. While the latter went on to be produced in far greater numbers, the true rolling block action was not perfected until about 1866. serial range may have been produced. Outdoor Hub, LLC (d/b/a Carbon Media Group), 30800 Telegraph Rd, Suite 1921, Bingham Farms, MI 48025 USA. R.S. 1885 Highwall. Get the 76th edition of the World's Greatest Gun Book. 1874 Sharps Competition Rifle 30" .45-70 Add to Cart. if the gun was a conversion. Sharps' initial rifle was patented September 12, 1848. To reduce weight, metal was cut from the receiver and barrel. The availability of original parts from Dixie Gun Works stockpile of Civil War salvage contributed greatly to the authenticity of the early Shiloh reproductions, allowing Shiloh Products Inc. to actually develop tooling based on the dimensions of original parts. contract and were used to begin filling Berdan's order. The receiver shares similar nice surface condition as the barrel with clear maker marks and patent designations. In Northern California, side grafting wasnt very successful either. Consumer Cellular. Sharps Rifle Serial Numbers. The barrel retains most of its original finish throughout its length with just some scattered areas where it has thinned a bit. 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. For all Sharp parts and accessories please call our toll free number 1-800-BE SHARP Serial Number Valid Serial Number Required Where to find. Shiloh manufactured the Sharps rifle that Americans are now most familiar with, thanks to the movie featuring actor Tom Selleck Quigley Down Under. 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. 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. Click here to see our Manufacturing Process, There was a sunny, savage Land Beneath the eagles wings And there, across the thorns and sand, Wild rovers rode as kings. Badger Clark Before the last of the great herds were nearly exterminated in Montana by white hide hunters during the winter of 1882 83, the favored method employed by Indian hunters was the run. Yours in 45 caliber may have been a fix for a bad bore or unavailable ammunition. My gun is serial numbered 33322 and not one of the Navy rifles. Sharps Carbines found, favor with Federal cavalry troopers, and New Model 1859 Rifles were, used with great success by famous infantry units such as Colonel, Hiram Berdan s U.S. Sharp Shooters, perhaps the first specialty, troops in the history of modern warfare, as well as the 5th New, York Duryea s Zouaves and the 13th Pennsylvania Reserves, Bucktails. On the left side of the buttstock you will see the initials D.F.C. Antique Sharps Rifle Collectors Sharps Longarms Reference Site Scarce U.S. Springfield Second Type Sharps Model 1870 Breechloading Rifle Serial Number 78. What Mike said. After the American Civil War, converted Army surplus rifles were made into custom firearms, and the Sharps factory produced Models 1869 and 1874 in large numbers for commercial buffalo hunters and frontiersmen. Shooters of the time who had the opportunity to use the Sharps breechloaders acknowledged that they were the best firearms available. On page 96 of that book can be seen the listing showing that this rifle was issued to Bennett. Behind the sight is a good single line stamping of NEW MODEL 1863. Bore has good rifling with light dust and minor dirt from storage. first Sharps arms designed for use with metallic cartridges. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is a trademark of the BBC and is produced for PBS by GBH under license from BBC, Worldwide. have a lever locking latch which was on the trigger tang to hold the lever Bennett was present until just after the battle of Chickamauga when he entered the hospital sick on September 24, 1863. The top of barrel says Old Reliable Shiloh rifle Mfg. Serial number is strongly stamped on the upper receiver tang. This features a later version of the Sharps action with an improved gas seal and vertical breech. Sharps carbines were manufactured with identical serial numbers on both the tang and on the underside of the barrel beneath the fore end. 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. Its straight-breech, design is credited to Richard S. Lawrence, formerly of Robbins, Lawrence, who had become the superintendent of the Sharps, This design, in conjunction with a breechblock-mounted plate, capable of slight rearward movement when under pressure, created a, moderately effective gas seal. Seller: CAB . Serial Number: C, 53824 Original records show this one shipped as a 3-band Military rifle and later used as a target rifle (No f .Click for more info. Select the firearm to see the serial numbers. 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. Withdraw rifles fall in this range of serial numbers. Shipping: Determined by Method & Location of buyer, To Order: Call 717-334-0347, Fax 717-334-5016, or E-mail. From 1869 to 1871, the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company produced their first entirely new made cartridge model the Sharps New Model 1869. This area also has a dark stain in the wood caused by some unknown substance. Additionally, modern pennies are only 2.5% copper, so older pennies should be used instead for better results. But, says Arms & Militaria appraiser Tim Prince, if provenance can be firmly established, you can expect a Custer-range firearms value, generally in the neighborhood of $5,000 to $10,000, to rocket up at least tenfold and in one recent case, much more. 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. When you purchase your rifle from C. Sharps Arms you can rest assured that you are truly making an investment in a firearm that is made of the finest quality materials by artisans focused on our goal of providing a product built to be passed down for generations to come. Original Model 1877s are so rare that as avid as I have been . 1:18.75, RH. 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. Original 1863 carbine in .50-70 Government. Saber bayonet lug is mounted on underside of barrel at the muzzle. 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 model incorporated a totally redesigned receiver and the new Sharps primer mechanism. 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. 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 muzzle area has just the slightest pinprick pitting otherwise the barrels appearance is very pleasing. 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. Floral gutta-percha grips. C. Sharps Arms was already operating its custom shop and distribution center there, and the move brought these two companies together under one roof, which was a primary reason for Shilohs relocation. And Sharps Rifle Company found it increasingly difficult to compete with the new repeating lever-action rifle models produced by Winchester. The left side of the receiver is marked "SHARPS RIFLE CO. You need to find that "thing" and destroy it! He has been a contributor to ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Online since 2007. Set Descending Direction. Overall this weapon does show signs of some use but it also shows that it was cared for. A C. Sharps Model 1A four barrel pepperbox SerialA C. Sharps Model 1A four barrel pepperbox Serial no. Infantry model has a patchbox in the stock while the Sniper model is equipped with double set trigger. forestock in place. Click Photo to Enlarge: . The C stands for 100,000. Be interesting to see if the number's also present somewhere on the barrel and breechblock. Uberti has recreated the 1873 in seven distinctive models. magazine with the left hand, the slot in the tube in line with the slot in the Walnut stock has an iron patchbox in the right side of the butt that matches the rest of the iron surfaces of the rifle. 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! Breechblock, lever mechanics, hammer and trigger mechanics all operate smoothly. Altogether, the company offers more than a dozen different models or variations, ranging from a percussion New Model 1859 Rifle and Carbine to an elaborately engraved deluxe copy of a Model 1874 Hartford-built Sporting Rifle. Colt - Sauer Bolt Action Rifle Colt - Sharps Sporting Rifle Colt AR-15 Sporter Colt'57 Bolt Action Rifle Coltsman Bolt Action Rifle Colteer 1-22 Bolt Action Rifle Colteer, Stagecoach & Courier .22 Rifles Franklin Military Rifle Lightning Magazine Rifle Small Frame (.22rf Caliber) Lightning Magazine Rifle Medium Frame (.32, .38 & .44 Caliber) 1874 Sharps. Serial numbers of the New Model 1863 ranged from approximately 75,000 to 140,000. 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. Discussion in 'Civil War Weapons and Ammunition' started by Chuck Russell, Oct 14, 2013. They were sold as the Shiloh IV moulds. Cheers. As the term suggests, itsa product of such fine caliber that its something that could easily be passed down from generation to generation. [ad]. $1,195.00. 60 calibers, were the. You have a New Model 1863 Sharps Rifle Serial Number 148424. Three spring held type oval barrel bands are used to hold the Some Civil Warissue carbines had an unusual feature: a hand-cranked grinder in the stock. It's possible to pay with credit card or Western Union, but PayPal isn't an option. 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 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. Both were 44-caliber rifles, built with automatic priming systems. Lawrence Feb. 15, 1859 ( this patent date is located on the rear site) The Serial number is :C,48424. These arms retained the slanting breech and buttstock patch boxes. the front sight stud to lock it in place, no separate locking nut was on the Sharps rifles have been interwoven in the history of America since their introduction. The book is illustrated and includes a list of serial numbers matched to the year of manufacture. The rifle is a paper cartridge rifle in .54 cal. Actually, at that time the Italian manufacturer reproduced everything but the barrel, and the parts were all shipped to Navy Arms facility in New Jersey, where the actions were fitted with a 45-70 barrel. Get 12 Issues a year of the country's best firearms writing. For all Sharp parts and accessories please call our toll free number 1-800-BE SHARP Affected units have serial numbers in the ranges below. TCI: the business of entertainment technology & design, Volume 29(1995). No need to be fancy, just an overview. Action works properly and the original nipple is present. Has a nice gray patina on the metal components, with a few traces of past pitting. It's awfully close to the Navy contract. Those converted to the 50-70 cartridge also required soldering a new 50-caliber barrel liner in place. 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. For all Sharp parts and accessories please call our toll free number 1-800-BE SHARP Affected units have serial numbers in the ranges below. In all, the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company converted 31,098 carbines and 1,086 rifles to accept one or the other of the experimental 52-70 rimfire, 52-70 centerfire or 50-70 centerfire cartridges. Published . Many of the models imported are classified as curios and relics. slightest pressure would release the hammer. Sharps was to be paid a royalty of $1 per firearm and the factory was built on R&L's property in Hartford, Connecticut. Sharps rifles have been interwoven in the history of America since their introduction. This is referred to as the 'First Contract', which was for 10,000 Model 1851 carbines - of which approximately 1,650 were produced by R&L in Windsor. Among the Sharps 1874 models you can find the Sporting model with octagonal blued barrel, adjustable front sight and double set trigger. It handled a large number of .40- to .50-caliber cartridges in a variety of loadings and barrel lengths. These were nearly identical to the New, Model 1859, differing primarily in barrel stampings, the omission, of buttstock patchboxes, and in the design or absence of bayonet, lugs. Antique Sharps Rifle Collectors Sharps Longarms Reference Site Scarce U.S. Springfield Second Type Sharps Model 1870 Breechloading Rifle Serial Number 78. 53858, in .40 caliber with a 32-inch barrelis in the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. The Sharps was the only carbine in actual production at the outbreak of the Civil War. New Model 1863 Sharps were manufactured in the serial number range of 75,000 to 140,000; this weapon's serial number, stamped into the upper plate tang of the breech mechanism is: 89,813, indicative of war time issue. Before 1865, serial numbers were not given to National Armory Weapons, even though production began at Springfield Armory in 1795 with the Model 1795 Flintlock Musket. Pat, there is a new Sharps book out by Roy Marcot that may shed some light on your rifle. 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. The Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company had been established in 1851 by a group of investors. Lower" Retailer marked Barrel - Serial number "157084", 40 Sharps Caliber (40 Caliber was the most accurate and was used by a . "SHARPS RIFLE . 1) serial range 54390 - 57574: This an estimated serial range, documented known Berdan . The fit and finish of the Model 1863 percussion rifle and carbine, along with the many versions of the Model 1874 metallic cartridge rifles produced by this maker, is superb and in no way second to the quality of any other maker. The left side of the forearm, just forward of the first barrel band, has a 1.50 x 0.75 inch nick or gouge that has been filled with wood putty. That is an early one. 1877 Sharps. A term of the trade the Custer range refers to the range of serial numbers borne by firearms whose dates of manufacture make it possible that they were issued to Custer and his men, and therefore used during Little Bighorn. known to have carried rifles in the 54000, 55000, 56000, and 57000 range. The barrel retains most of its original finish . Original Item: Only One Available. 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. THIS ITEM, AS WITH ALL OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE. Discover this Nobel Prize Winner's impact on American literature. On July 20, 1878, Alfales placed a $150 order with the Sharps Rifle Company for a deluxe engraved Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 Long-Range Rifle with a leather trunk case, reloading tools and cartridge cases. 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 New Model 1869 Carbine and Rifle, available in .44-77, .50-70, and .60 calibers, were the first Sharps arms designed for use with metallic cartridges. His relationship with the company was a rocky one, and in 1853, Sharps severed all connections with the firm. Forum. This arm was developed by Hugo, Borchardt, who later became famous for his automatic pistol, designs. You should also label each packet with the variety name, date, and a brief description (e.g. Create your own unique website with customizable templates. In 2012, Navy Arms now operated by Val Forgett III, temporarily suspended the importation side of the business. One of the most. Breech, lock and triggerguard show hints of case colors but are mostly dark. Serial numbers are 45 caliber rifles, were designed specifically for Creedmoor and other long-range, target shooters. After leaving the army Bennett traveled to Indiana to make a go at farming but this failed and he moved back to the area of Columbus, Ohio. Rollin White of the R&L Co. invented the knife-edge breech block and self-cocking device for the 'box-lock' Model 1851. different inspector's initials, including "EAW" and "TWR" on the It is one of three manufactured at the Shiloh Sharps factory in Big Timber, Montana for use by actor Tom Selleck in the 1990 film, Quigley Down Under. Christian Sharps original design was a definite improvement over other early breech-loading single-shot rifle designs, but did experience considerable gas leakage between the rear of the barrel and face of the breechblock. On April 1, 1865 Bennett was appointed 4th Corporal of his company and in June he was appointed one of the regimental guides. By 1874 the rifle was available in a variety of calibers, and had been adopted by the armies of a number of nations. 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. I also have questions about the letters and cartouches on the wood. 'Sharps Firearms: The Percussion Era 1848 - 1865', April 2019. A man named Christian Sharps 1811 - 1874 Sharps Serial Numbers Models Serial Number Start Serial Number End Model. Hopkins & Allen. 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. The 1874-pattern Sharps was a particularly popular rifle that led to the introduction of several derivatives in quick succession. I have measured the barrel with a pair of calipers and it is in fact .450. I think you might be right on that. They were renowned for long-range accuracy. 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