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SHARPS MODEL 1874 SPORTING OCTAGON RIFLE IN .44

Currency:CAD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,000.00 CAD
SHARPS MODEL 1874 SPORTING OCTAGON RIFLE IN .44
THE BIDDING HAS BEGUN, RIGHT HERE ON OVER 25 VERY DESIRABLE FIREARMS FROM SOME OF CANADA'S TOP COLLECTORS. AMERICAN BIDDERS WILL NOTE THAT MOST ITEMS WILL BE PRE APPROVED FOR CROSS BORDER SHOPPING. THIS WILL SPEED UP THE TRANSFER PROCESS TREMENDOUSLY.
LISTEN TO DENNIS CALL THIS SALE LIVE AT 7 PM ON APR 9TH.

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THIS FIREARM FROM SHARPS RIFLE CO IN BRIDGEPORT, CONN IS EQUIPPED WITH GLOBE & PEEP SIGHTS, A 30" OCTAGON BARREL MARKED OLD RELIABLE AND A CHECKERED STEEL BUTT PLATE. ORIGINALLY INVOICED FOR $43 TO SIR HENRY ST JOHN, HALFORD OF WINSTON ENGLAND WHO WAS CAPTAIN OF THE 1876/77 BRITISH RIFLEMEN TEAM. INCLUDED WAS 100 BULLETS IN .44 - 405 AT A LIST PRICE OF $14. PROVENANCE: SHARPS RIFLE COMPANY LETTER. OVERALL CONDITION IS VERY GOOD. WOOD SHOWS SOME HANDLING MARKS. BARREL RETAINS SOME ORIGINAL BLUING. BORE IS BRIGHT WITH VERY EVIDENT RIFLING. STRONG HAMMER SPRING. S/N 157194. ANTIQUE CLASS.