^Lot 4538 C SHARPS ARMS CO 1875 "OLD RELIABLE" SINGLE SHOT

RIFLE. Cal. 40-65. S# 0-923. Bbl. 31" half-oct half-rnd. Globe front sight. Tang mounted folding aperture rear sight. Timbercreek, Montana made rifle. Bbl. marked "OLD RELIABLE". Case colored action. Blued bbl. Nicely figured straight walnut buttstock & forend w/ silver nosecap. CONDITION: walnut stock set shows some light handling wear. Action retains 90% original case colors w/ some light fading & spotty oxidation. Bbl. retains 93% original blue w/ some light edge wear. Very good bright bore. (23-359/MJC). MODERN. $1500-2000.