Single Civil War bullets 1 - 60 pictured are the exact bullets that you will receive.If you are looking for Silhouette Rifle Calibers And What Caliber Is A Sharps Rif.It was this type of weapon that fired the first shot at the Battle of Gettysburg. 54 caliber percussion breechloader being manufactured in Hartford, Connecticut. 54 Caliber rifle The most popular carbine of the Civil War was the Sharps, this single shot. The rifles were built for the newly formed Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company, headquartered in Hartford, Conn. Production of the 52-caliber Model 1851 and Model 1852 rifles was moved to the Robbins & Lawrence plant in Windsor, Vt. Both were 44-caliber rifles, built with automatic priming systems.This series of Sharps rifle cartridges are all based on the same basic case trimmed to lengths of 2.875'(. There is no point listing all of these separately because of slight differences. 45-caliber, it developed a variety of loads and case lengths. I will give you some info and the current values from the Standard Catalog of Firearms.Shiloh Sharps 1874 BUSINESS RIFLE - Manufactured in a variety of calibers, including the 45-70, with a heavy 28' round or octagonal barrel, double set triggers, vernier rear sight and globe front sight.Current values:Exc.: $1750Vgood: $1450Good: $1195Fair.All of these Old Models were shipped at the carbine price regardless of their configuration. The rifle is mounted with a full smooth walnut forearm and straight grip stock with a sling swivel and iron carbine buttplate. The lock and receiver are unmarked except for the serial number on the top, rear of the receiver. BRIDGEPORT, CONN' and 'CAL 45' at the breech. The top of the barrel between the middle and rear barrel band is marked 'Old Reliable' followed by 'SHARPS RIFLE CO. Lower was a famed Western gun dealer who sold guns to most of the buffalo hunters in the West. Lower of Denver, Colorado, noted as an Old Model Military of 45 caliber. The rifle was apparently returned by Eaton and invoiced Jto Sharps agent John P. Eaton of Chicago, Illinois and noted as a Model 1874 Military rifle in 45 caliber. This rifle is accompanied by a Sharps factory letter which states that the rifle was shipped on consignment to Sharps agent E.E. This one used a converted Model 1859-1863-1865 action. utilizing actions and parts left over from earlier production. The Old Model 1874 was a series of mostly rifles assembled by the Sharps Rifle Co. This particular rifle has the standard military configuration except for the dove tailed brass blade front sight. Sharps manufactured a total of about 1,769 Model 1874 Military rifles with only 441 manufactured at Bridgeport, Ct.

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