This attractive 1874 Sharps rifle, by Shiloh Sharps, is offered as used with a bright well maintained bore. Stocked in straight grain walnut, the rifle has a 30" octagon barrel, and is chambered for the .40 2-1/2" or .40-70 Sharps straight cartridge. The rifle is fitted with globe front sight and full buckhorn rear sight. This used rifle qualifies for FFL transfer and can be picked up by a Minnesota resident, or it must be shipped to a FFL dealer in another state. Trigger reach is 13-3/4" and the weight is 10.2 pounds.

The 30" blued octagon barrel is chambered for the .40 Sharps straight, .40 2-1/2 cartridge. The barrel is fitted with a globe front sight. A full buckhorn rear sight with flip-up ladder is dovetailed 4-3/4" ahead of the breech.
The tang is drilled and taped for a vernier sight. The top barrel flat is marked Shiloh Sharps Model 1874 ahead of the rear sight. It is marked CALIBRE .40 2-1/2 in two lines near the breech. The barrel does have some lightly textured speckles on the left hand side 17" ahead of the breech where looks like it may have got wet for a long period of time. The barrel edges display some wear from handling and use.

This Sharps Rifle is stocked in straight grain walnut. All the shaping is very crisp and well done. The butt is fitted with a color case hardened military style buttplate. The stock has handling marks. Architectural details include the semi-circular flat on the walnut forend, in front of the action. Our bottom view shows the color case hardened lever. The rear of the lever has faded to a silvery gray from handling. Notice the tiny lug at the front of the lever, which stops the lever while the extractor is seated. Press the lever slightly forward, while open. This over-travel causes the extractor to snap rearward, ejecting the fired cartridge. The black walnut forend has a schnabel tip.

The receiver, hammer, lever, and triggerplate are all color case hardened. The left side of the receiver is marked SHILOH RIFLE MFG. CO. BIG TIMBER, MONTANA in two lines. The 1874 Sharps lock action is smooth and crisp, with a reliable half-cock safety notch positioned just above the firing pin. A fly detent in the tumbler insures perfect action and fast lock time, when using the set trigger. The double set trigger has double levers allowing you to cock the lock, or set the trigger, in any sequence. When fired from the front trigger alone, trigger release is a normal 2 to 3 pounds. When fired with the rear trigger set, the front trigger release may be adjusted to nearly zero, using the set screw between the triggers. We strongly recommend using these set triggers for dry fire practice, which is perfectly harmless, provided that the hammer is fully down, not at the half-cock safety notch.

A very well made 1874 Sharps Sporting rifle in .40 2-1/2" with 30" octagon barrel. The walnut stock has some scattered handling marks, and the barrel has some speckles in the blue. Order it for a ten day visual inspection. You will be delighted. Else if it does not fit you, return it in unfired condition for same-day refund. Postage is your only risk, when you order any one-of-a-kind gun from Track, whether new, used, or antique.