This is my first post to this forum and I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this particular gun. I won what I thought was a Shiloh Sharps rifle on an online auction. The description said 'Shiloh Sharps Rifle 45-120 34' barrel beautiful condition' The rifle showed up a couple of days ago and here is what I found: The left side of the receiver says 'Sharps Rifle Co. April 6 1869 The top flat of the barrel has the 'Old Reliable' logo and is stamped 'Sharps Rifle Co. Bridgeport, Conn.' The top flat also has Cal.

45 and then in much smaller numbers 2 7/8 The upper tang of the receiver has the serial number 384xx and is stamped horizontally along the tang in between the 2 threaded holes for a tang sight. The front sight is a globe AND the rear sight with elevator says Shiloh Sharps I spoke with a lady at Shiloh and she said that it couldn't be one of theirs because that always stamp receivers and barrel with Shiloh Sharps. It's possible that someone added the rear sight. She concluded that it could be an original. I haven't spoken to anyone from C. Sharps but have been able to confirm that their receivers say C.Sharps and not just Sharps.

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The gun is in beautiful condition with great case hardening, great wood and a perfect barrel and bore so if it is an original, it went to someone like Turnbull. Any information you can give me would be very appreciated. Thank you all for the input. JonP, I agree it's a 45-110. I think that someone purchased a Shiloh rear sight and attached it to the gun and as you say, may have wanted to pass it off as a Shiloh.

The person responsible for cataloging the gun and submitting the description for auction wasn't too up to speed on Sharps. I think he saw the rear sight and concluded it was a Shiloh. William A Reed, according to the lady at Shiloh, they never marked their receivers or barrels with just plain 'Sharps' and I completely agree with your statement that they can be addictive. MontyF, Thank you. It's a great forum and regardless of what the gun ends up being, I'd have a hard time parting with it.

Thank you ALL. Goggle Farmingdale Shiloh Sharps-sorry senior moment. Megaman X4 Gba Rom Download. Seek information on the Shiloh website. That rifle could be older than you suspect. You would benefit from going directly to the Shiloh website or the ASSRA web site. The suggestion remains to seek further information.

My bet is that all will turn out OK. I recall folks getting Shiloh Sharps thirty or more years ago. At another maker of Sharps rifles give the serial number could give information on date of build plus options. Did you give the lady the serial number? Hi William, I've tried 3 times to register on the Shiloh forum and they never send me the confirmation email to be able to post so I'm dead in the water over there. I'll see what I can do with ASSRA. The lady at Shiloh was nice enough but once I told her about the 'Sharps Rifle Co.'

Lettering on the barrel and receiver without anything saying 'Shiloh' she pretty much shut down and said that it couldn't have been one of theirs. Consequently, giving her the serial number was moot. I have also heard that there were all sorts of variables at Shiloh when they first got started.

In reading everything I could find on the Shiloh forum I ran into a guy who has a great knowledge of Shiloh from day one. I was able to get his email address so i sent him the same photos I have here and he said he'd do some research. I hope your hunch is correct and thanks very much for the input.

I got home and took a closer look at the photos. The Sharps tm under the ladder is part of the ladder so I agree that someone just put that rear site on it and did not notice that in your first description of the rifle. Vector Canoe Keygen Photoshop. Is that nose cap silver, pewter or some other metal?

I think you are looking at a very nice reproduction from spain or italy. May I ask what price range you paid? It looks very well done to me and I'd love to have one like that to shoot. You are going to enjoy it no matter what it is. If there is a serial number do you think the ATF could help out in running it down? There should be a record of it. If you are into single shot rifles ASSRA website is awesome.

Cut to the chase and get hard information on these early Farmingdale Sharps. Focus on good data.not somebodies guesses. So far nobody has shown up who has actually owned one of these new or old Shiloh's. Always give the serial number to makers early seeking data on a firearms. ' I have your rifle #6666.' Absolutely, barrel marks are critical to identifying the rifle. There were a number of attempts to build Sharps rifles in the same era that Shiloh and C.

Sharps came along. Check out the C. Sharps website also.

I have a Sharps M1853 slant breech carbine. The stock has two government inspectors' initials. I found that the carbine was for a short period of time issued to an individual in the 1st California Cavalry. In order to check for rust, I carefully removed the screws from the handguard. In the barrel channel was a number that matched the serial number on the receiver. Because I've lost my nerve, I won't take the butt stock off. Does anybody know if the serial number was stamped into the stock where it can't be seen?

There is a number on the inside surface of the patch box cover, but not the same as the serial number on the receiver or handguard. Any input would be appreciated.

In years past I have owned two original Sharps Carbines-however, I do not recall where all the serial numbers were stamped. One thing I can inform you about is your statement: 'There is a number on the inside surface of the patch box cover, but not the same as the serial number on the receiver.' When the parts come off of the production line at the Sharps factory, they were placed in storage bins. Gunsmiths who were [what I call} the 'Semi-Final Assembly' crew would get all the parts required to assemble a single rifle. They would put the parts together and even though the parts were manufactured on the 'Interchangeable System,' from time to time, there would be some 'fitting' of parts required-maybe a bit of filing or whatever. After the rifle was fully assembled, it would be taken apart, and 'Assembly Numbers' [usually three or four digit numbers] would be stamped on the major parts.

Then the parts would be sent out for the final finishing and hardening. This meant that the hammer, lockplate and internal parts such as tumbler, sear, bridle, etc., would be case hardened, while the barrel would be blued and the wood parts of the stock finished with Boiled Linseed Oil.

After all of the parts gone through these processes, the gunsmiths would then use the 'Assembly Numbers' to make sure that all of the correct fitting parts were re-assembled into a gun ready to be oiled and put in a shipping crate. The use of 'Assembly Numbers' was a common manufacturing process in certain industries in both the 19th and 20th Centuries.