Sharps Model 1874 "Old Reliable" Sporting Rifle. 45-70. Manufactured by the Sharps rifle co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, c. 1876. The rifle features a .45 caliber 30" octagon barrel, single trigger, front bladed sight and rear Lawerence ladder style sight. The barrel is marked Old Reliable with along with the one-line marking Sharps Rifle Co. Bridgeport, Conn. Serial # 159464. The rifle has acquired an overall brown speckled patina without any pitting. The stocks shows period dings and dents and alligatoring to the original varnish.
Cisco’s has additional firearms in the Gallery post 1896. Call for itemized catalog.
Cisco's has additional firearms in the Gallery post 1896. Call for itemized catalog.
PERIOD: Late 19th Century
ORIGIN: Connecticut, United States
SIZE: 45. Cal, 30" Barrel