^Lot 3520 SHARPS-BORCHARDT MODEL 1878 MILITARY RIFLE.

Cal. 45-70. S# 9815. Approx. 7,300 mfg. 1878-1881. Rnd. 32 1/8" barrel. German silver blade front sight & ladder rear sight. Hugo Borchardt patent hammerless falling block action. Walnut stock w/ replacement ramrod & checkered steel buttplate. CONDITION: barrel & receiver have dark brown patina appearance with peppery corrosion throughout, light marks & pinprick pitting. Wood has worn appearance with numerous dings, scattered large cracks & grain check cracks. Worn rifling with pitting. PROVENANCE: Estate of Groves Herrick. (01-28323/MD). ANTIQUE. $800-1,200.