Got me a "REAL" 1859 SHARPS!

[rbertalotto]

A few things.....yesterday I decided to drillout the old liner to install the new TJ liner in 50-70. My piloted bit from a PTG came in weeks earlier than expected. The 50-70 reamer has been ordered from ReamerRentals and should be here on Wednesday.

Such a large hole required only 1/8” cuts X 22”” took quite a long time,

Just as the piloted cutter broke throug the far end of the barrel, the threads on my tailstock totally stripped out and I couldn’t use the handwheel to retract the cutter! Talk about luck! So now I have a lathe repair to add to the “to do” list around here.

I ordered a long out of print book and received it the other day. The Sharps Rifle by Winston O Smith. Great little book with lots of history on the whole Sharps story.

In the book is a table of manufacturing models by serial numbers. It claims my rifle to be a “New Model 1859”....serial numbers 32833 to 73602. I’ll post a picture of this table.