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Sharps Model 1874 Creedmoor Target Rifle #1, .44-90 caliber, 34” octagon barrel, spirit level fron

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:5,000.00 USD
Sharps Model 1874 Creedmoor Target Rifle #1,  .44-90 caliber, 34” octagon barrel, spirit  level fron
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Sharps Model 1874 Creedmoor Target Rifle #1, .44-90 caliber, 34” octagon barrel, spirit level front sight and vernier tang sight, finely engraved receiver and hammer including a period engraved panel scene of a buffaloon the left side receiver flat; blued finish to barrel and case hardened receiver, checkered deluxe wood stocks and checkered shotgun butt plate with engraving at the top and bottom of the plate, S/N 155005. This gun is in overall fine to excellent condition showing the majority of its blued finish on the barrel and scattered areas of case color on the receiver; the bore is fine, the action crisp, the markings clear and the engravingis outstanding; the wood stocks are fine overall with 3 old holes on the rear top of the butt stock where likely the tang sight could be repositioned if so desired by the shooter of the gun. This exceptional pieceis accompanied by a factory letter from the late Dr. Robert L. Moore, dated 1991, who at the time was the owner of the original Sharps Rifle Co. records. He states “Your Sharps Rifle serial number 155005 has been located