Description

Sharps Rifle 1879-80 Catalog

• 43 pages, about 8 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, glossy soft-cover in full color.
• New re-print restored and digitally enhanced from a nice copy.
• Printed on high quality 20# 97 bright acid free paper.
• Fully Illustrated.

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Full-color softcover reprint or PDF download

This restored reprint of the 1879–80 Sharps Rifle catalog offers a detailed snapshot of Sharps Rifle Company’s product lineup shortly after the Civil War. Digitally enhanced from a high-quality original and printed on heavy, acid-free paper, the catalog reproduces original illustrations, technical diagrams, and period pricing.

Featured listings include:

• Cutaway diagrams of the Model 1878 action with parts placement
• Sporting, Hunter, Business, Mid-Range (with Vernier sights), Long-Range, and Short-Range rifle variants
• Price list from June 1879 showing model and barrel combinations
• Sight options: globe, wind gauge, knife-blade, and peep sights
• Cartridge examples: bullets, shells, and components
• Instructions for breech disassembly, stock removal, and rifle reloading

Best suited for:

• Long-range shooting enthusiasts and historians of 19th-century rifle designs
• Collectors of Sharps rifles and original factory catalogs
• Gunsmiths restoring or referencing mechanical works of Sharps actions
• Researchers compiling reference resources on late-1800s American sporting arms