DAINTY FACTORY ENGRAVED & INSCRIBED C. SHARPS PISTOL ACTION BREECHLOADING PERCUSSION RIFLE

DAINTY FACTORY ENGRAVED & INSCRIBED C. SHARPS PISTOL ACTION BREECHLOADING PERCUSSION RIFLE

Cal. 31 | S# 119 | 01-27764

Bbl. 28″ rnd. with dovetailed mounted semi-circular blade front sight, 7/8″ tube rear sight with V-notch blade mounted 9″ forward of the breech end of the bbl. Bbl. is inscribed “E. A. Rawlins Berry Hill, VA.”. Standard model pistol rifle action without ramrod and having iron mountings. Action, hammer, lever, grip cap, crescent steel buttplate, and circular lid iron patchbox have arabesque scroll factory engraving with punch dot backgrounds. Patchbox lid features what appears to be a running and snarling mountain lion. Estimated production of approx. 600, these scarce and unusual weapons are hard to find and highly prized by collectors. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: 2 letters addressed to Greenberg from institutions attempting to find information on “E.A. Rawlins”. Also included is a March 1994 and a 2003 Vol. 3 of the Confederate Veteran magazine.  PROVENANCE: The Esteemed Norm Greenberg Collection. STATUS: ANTIQUE.