Custom Sharps Model 1877 Long Range
Creedmoor Target Rifle .45-70







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34″
heavy round barrel with Ballard Rifle Company spirit-level globe front
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sight,
no provision for a rear sight, and Ballard Rifle Company vernier tang
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sight
with 5” staff. Windage-adjustable Creedmoor-style sight mount on heel |
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of
stock. Highly figured, streaky European walnut with 1878 Sharps style
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flat-point-checkered round forearm with ebony tip, secured with two bushed
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screws
rather than the single key of the 1878 Sharps forearm. Buttstock is
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nearly
identical to the 1877 long range Creedmoor stock with deep S-curved
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pistol
grip. Reproduction Sharps embossed hard rubber buttplate. Color |
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casehardened receiver, lever, lockplate and hammer. Pull: 13 7/8". Weight:
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9lbs,
8oz. Appears new & unfired, retaining virtually all of its fine custom
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finish
to both metal & wood with bright blue on the barrel and brilliant case
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colors
elsewhere. Wood is sound with a few light handling & storage nicks
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&
scratches. Hammer is not solid in safety notch, otherwise mechanics are
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crisp;
brilliant shiny bore. $7950. |
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