A J.P. LOWER RETAILED .45 SHARPS MODEL 1874 LIGHTWEIGHT SPORTING RIFLE, NO. 156847, CIRCA 1876

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A J.P. LOWER RETAILED .45 SHARPS MODEL 1874 LIGHTWEIGHT SPORTING RIFLE, NO. 156847, CIRCA 1876
Tapered octagonal barrel marked OLD RELIABLE, Bridgeport address, J.P. LOWER retailer mark, German-silver fore-sight and Lawrence rear sight, walnut fore-end and butt stock with standard shotgun butt-plate
30 inch (76.2 cm.) barrel
Fine aged patina overall

Provenance

Delos Wray Collection

Literature

Sellers, Frank, Sharps Firearms, Frank Sellers, Denver, 1982, page 221.

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