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Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 Military Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 Military Rifle
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA 92606
Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 Military Rifle, NVSN, .45-70 cal., 32'' barrel, blue finish, case hardened block, lever, trigger and safety, as well as milled checkered steel buttplate; walnut stock and full-length forend with two barrel bands, and bright ramrod. Military sights, top of barrel marked ''Old Reliable Sharps Rifle Co., Bridgeport, Conn.''; left side of frame marked ''Borchardt Patent./Sharps Rifle Co., Bridgeport, Conn./USA''. Considered scarce with less than 7,000 mfg'd, with many being sold to foreign countries. Condition is excellent showing only light handling marks and most probably unfired. Est.: $5,000-$7,500. (Antique)