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Bore has 6 groove rifling, with clear lands and grooves, though there is wear and a few small spots of oxidation. Has a nice gray patina on the metal components, with a few traces of past pitting. This features a later version of the Sharps action with an improved gas seal and vertical breech.
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The rifle was made in far smaller numbers than the carbine, so finding them is quite rare. This is an very nice example of an original New Model 1859 Military Vertical Breech 3-band Rifle in the original. Mechanics are crisp including set trigger, shiny bore with very good rifling, some minor frosting in grooves.Original Item: Only One Available. Forend is sound with some normal, nicks, dings and small dents and retains orig finish blended with hand-worn patina. The patchbox shows traces of thinning orig case colors blending with brown patina and some very fine surface oxidation.
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Stock is sound with normal nicks, dings and dents and retains an orig finish blended with hand-worn patina. Receiver is a silver hardening patina blending with gray and brown patina. Bbl retains strong orig blue with thinning and blending with brown and silver patina forward of forend, remainder is a strong blue with some minor spotting of dark patina. The recognized serial number range for Berdan Sharpshooter rifles is 54,374 to 57,567. 5TH 1852.” Mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, steel carbine buttplate, iron patchbox on right side, inlet base with sling swivel 4″ from toe, 24″ forend retained by 3 bands. LAWRENCE PAT/APRIL 12TH 1859” and marked center of plate “C.SHARPS PAT/OCT. Lock plate is marked above and behind hammer “R.S. Left side marked “C.SHARPS PAT/SEPT 12TH 1848”. Standard receiver equipped with dbl-set triggers. Behind rear sight is marked “NEW MODEL 1859”.
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In front of rear sight bbl is marked “SHARPS RIFLE MANUFG. Cal.52, 30″ rnd bbl, square base front with slightly modified German silver blade, 800 yard ladder rear sight, base marked “R.S. SHARPS NEW MODEL 1859 IN BERDAN SERIAL NUMBER RANGE.
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