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1874 Sharps Rifles

Christian Sharps got his start in the gun making business by working at the Harpers Ferry Arsenal. The first Sharps firearm was patented in 1848. By 1850 the first models of Sharps Sporting Rifles were being produced. In 1855 a new Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company was formed in Hartford, Connecticut. Production continued in Hartford until 1876 when operations were moved to Bridgeport Connecticut until 1880.

1874 Sharps Business
By: Pedersoli

It is the basic model of the great Sharps rifles, keeping the main technical characteristics and especially the precision. It has been made for those who look for a faithful, strong, practical lifetime companion. Walnut stock complete with no slipping checkered butt stock. Coated sanded metal parts, case-hardened color.

Specifications: Caliber 45-70, 32" Barrel with a 1:18 inch twist, 48 7/8" overall and weights 10.57 lbs.

Description Order No. Price
1874 Business Sharps
45-70 Caliber
45-S-771
 
$1095.00
 
 
 1874 Sharps Sporting Standard
By: Pedersoli

Among the Sharps 1874 models you can find the Sporting model with octagonal blued barrel, adjustable front sight and double set trigger. The Infantry and Cavalry models have a fixed front sight and round barrel retained by steel bands. Infantry model has a patch box in the stock while the Sniper model is equipped with double set trigger. All the models are equipped with graduated rear sight with sliding plate and are drilled and tapped to mount a Creedmoor sight. The Sporting model can be completed with tunnel front sight with interchangeable inserts.

Specifications: Caliber 45-70, 32" Barrel with a 1:18 inch twist, 48 7/8" overall and weights 10.57 lbs.

Description Order No. Price
1874 Sharps Sporting Standard
45-70 Caliber
45-S-780
 
$1375.00
 
 
1874 Sharps Sporting Extra Deluxe
By: Pedersoli

Magnificently versions of the Sharps Sporting rifle with coin finish color frame and steel parts and a for end cap of German silver. The selected walnut stock with perfect inletting, the accurate engravings and gold inlay on the frame of the Extra Deluxe model made these rifles real collection pieces.

Specifications: Caliber 45-70, 32" Barrel with a 1:18 inch twist, 48 7/8" overall and weights 10.57 lbs.

Description Order No. Price
Sharps Sporting Extra Deluxe
45-70 Caliber
45-LL-780
 
$3495.00
 
 
1874 Sharps Silhouette Standard
By: Pedersoli

Specifications: Caliber 45-70, 32" Barrel with a 1:18 inch twist, 48 7/8" overall and weights 10.57 lbs.

Description Order No. Price
1874 Sharps Silhouette Standard
45-70 Caliber
45-S-782
 
$1375.00
 
 
1874 Sharps Quigley Sporting
By: Pedersoli

This Sharps rifle model comes originally from the transformation of a Cavalry model of which it keeps the patchbox and the saddle ring. The stock and the forend in European walnut, German silver cap, are checkered and oil finished.

Specifications: 34" Barrel with a 1:18 inch twist, 50 13/16" overall and weights 13.21 lbs.

Description Order No. Price
1874 Sharps Quigley Sporting
45-70 Caliber
45-S-789-70
 
$1795.00
 
1874 Sharps Quigley Sporting
45-90 Caliber
45-S-789-90
 
$1795.00
 
1874 Sharps Quigley Sporting
45-120 Caliber
45-S-789-120
 
$1795.00
 
 

1874 Sharps Billy Dixon

By: Pedersoli

In the name of the young and famous scout, who hit a Kiowa warrior at 1538 yards, shooting with his Sharps Sporting on June 27, 1874 at Adobe Walls, Texas. Billy Dixon and 27 buffalo hunters were surrounded by more than 500 Kiowa and Comanche warriors, spurred by their “medicine man” who convinced them they were invulnerable at the “white” shots. Produced with octagonal conical barrel, choice walnut wood for stock and forearm with German silver cap, checkered and oil finished following the old system used for valued guns.

Specifications:Caliber 45-70,  32" Barrel with a 1:18 inch twist, 48 7/8" overall and weights 10.79 lbs.

Description Order No. Price

1874 Sharps Billy Dixon

45-70 Caliber
45-S-776
 
$1620.00
 
 
 
1874 Sharps Long Range Rifle

By: Pedersoli

Accurate reproduction of the rifle Sharps Long Range model made in December of 1876, converting rifles with 32" (813 mm) barrels length to 34" (864 mm). At the beginning it was produced with single trigger, only in February of 1879 some hundred pieces have been made with double set trigger. Stock and forend are made of selected walnut, checkered. The stock of civil type with pistol grip and cheek piece enables the shooting stability. The forend is completed with a German silver cap.

Specifications: 34" Barrel with a 1:18 inch twist, 50 13/16" overall and weights 12.11 lbs.
Description Order No. Price
1874 Sharps Long Range Rifle
45/70 Caliber
45-S-788-70
 
$1825.00
 
1874 Sharps Long Range Rifle
45/120 Caliber
45-S-788-120
 
$1825.00
 
1874 Sharps Long Range Rifle
50-90 Caliber
45-S-788-90
 
$1825.00
 
 

S.770  1874 Sharps Boss

By: Pedersoli

This version is expressly created for the new “Era” and in the new “Era” it wants to take the old values of a millennium of history and discoveries and that “spirit of the Old West” that was not only a characteristic of the 1800’S in America, but that became a wish of freedom for the whole world. Produced with octagonal heavy barrel with Hartford collar, best grade walnut stock, forend with German silver cap. Gold inlaid on the barrel “SPIRIT OF THE OLD WEST”, and “BOSS GUN” on the frame makes this rifle unique!

Specifications: 34" Barrel with a 1:18 inch twist, 50 13/16" overall and weights 13.44 lbs.

Description Order No. Price
 1874 Sharps Boss
45-70 Caliber
45-S-770-70
 
$2250.00
 
 
1874 Sharps Competition Standard
By: Pedersoli

For the target shooting up to 1000 yards, the new Sharps Competition has a high comb at the stock, a wide butt plate and the checkered pistol grip, features that are ideal also for the prone position. The frame, the trigger plate and the lever have a coin colour finish. The rifle is produced with heavy octagonal barrel 30" with Hartford collar. Equipped with rear sight and tunnel front sight with interchangeable inserts, it is drilled and tapped to mount a Creedmoor tang sight.

Specifications: Caliber 45-70, 30" Barrel with a 1:18 inch twist, 46 7/8" overall and weights 12.57 lbs.

Description Order No. Price
1874 Sharps Competition Standard
45-70 Caliber
45-S-794
 
$1625.00
 
1874 Sharps Competition Standard
45-90 Caliber
45-S-794-90
 
$1650.00
 
 

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