NOT SOLD (BIDDING OVER)
0.00USD+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2002 Jun 20 @ 09:00UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
A very important and scarce Sharps Sporting RIFLE. This is the seldom seen Model 1851. It has the early number of 1530 and has the 28" octagon barrel. The rifle is gray over the entire surface and is thought to be one of the finest examples available. In a recent edition of Man at Arms there is an extensive 9 page study on this gun. There are at this point only 54 of these sporters know to exist. (est. $10,000-14,000)
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