These Colt/Sharps rifles must be quite scarce, I"ve seen ONE, in Lancaster. Ohio about ten years-ago and the price was $2000.    leadball

2520 is correct; They used a newly made Borchardt type
action and the high polish blue and stock finnish characterisic of a Weatherby. They didn't sell well. The type of shooter
that wanted a sporter in the offered calibers didn't want a
single shot - The type of shooter that wants a Borchardt as
a single shot does not want the offered calibers.........
Another brilliant marketing plan by an American manufacturer.
As I recall, Borchardt actions were availiable from Artistic
Arms for 1/3 the price.......  There  was one  on Auction Arms
a month ago - but I don't know what it went for...

There is one advertised on Gunsamerica and Sullivans have 2 advertised

Saw one advertised at a gun show in Puyalup Washington a month ago. The price (If I remember right) was around $6,000.  I saw one several years ago in 222 Rem.

In the early 1970's I attended college and worked at a sporting goods store in Long Beach, California. We sold two of the Colt-Sharps rifles, one was a 30-1906, the other was a 270. The rifles were actually made by a company named "Sharps Rifle Co." ,not to be confused with the original, which was later bought out by Colt which then assembled and finished the guns from parts on hand. At the time, I thought the actions were a bit clumsy and that the maker would have better served to have copied the original Borchardt design rather than try to improve on it. I never shot one of Colt-Sharps rifles, who knows, they might be good guns.

Bob

I believe the downfall for these things was their price.  Way back when they first came out, I was fascinated by them and wanted one in the very worst way. Unfortunately I also had a young family to feed. At the time, single shots were beinning to catch on a bit.  Ruger's No. 1 had been on the market for several years and was selling well, Browning was marketing their 78.  That is when Colt decided to get into the frey. At that time the Ruger could be had for around $265.00 and the Browning for about four. As I remember Colt was trying to get something in the range of $850.00. 
     Oh, by the way, I saw mentioned that there were 502 Colt/Sharps built.  The .222 that I saw, in private hands, several years ago was a toolroom model and did not have a seriel number, the only markings anywhere on it was the caliber on the barrel. I guess that would make it number 503. Sure wish I had bought that rifle, it was for sale for a price that makes me cry now.

At least one brand new action still exsists. 

I took a tour of the Shilen Rifles, Inc. facility in Ennis, Texas last month and had the chance to meet Ed Shilen and the new owners. Ed got two Colt Sharps actions from Colt. He built one into a 22-250 beauty and the other action is still in the white. The varmit rifle was for sale but I don't know the price.

By the way if you are ever in or around Ennis, TX I would strongly recomend you call and take a tour as well.

I ordered on of these guns back in the 70's from a local gunshop. I paid 420.00 dollars for it and waited a year for it to come in. In the meantime they went bankrupt and I never received the rifle. I did manage to get my money back though. I ordered it in the 7 mag even though there were other calibers I would have preferred. It was years before I ever saw one at a gunshow.

In the 1970-s a company calling itself the Sharps Rifle Company started producing a souped up version of the Borchardt action on very Weatherby finished rifles. John Amber, who was editor of the Gun Digest, called the the "Cadillac of single shot rifles". Most, if not all, of them were cased. The company fell on hard times and Colt bought them and all of the parts and tooling. After the purchase some rifles were produced that had both names on various parts. (both names were not on the same part. they were mixed) If you can find the issue of The Gun Digest that has the rifle in it, there is a nice article on it if my old memory serves me correctly. I've had 2 of 'em and thought they were going in the hole with me someday. They are fine rifles and shoot well. I doubt if they will ever be collector's material. Shoot it! R. B.

In 1972-73 attended Cal State Long Beach and worked for Thompson's Sporting Goods which was a gunshop on Wardlow Road in Long Beach. As I recall, we got two of the Colt-Sharps rifles in, one was a 30-1906, the other was a 270, one sold immediately the other was on the shelf for a while. I also seem to remember that at that time Colt marketed a knife made by Barry Wood and we had those too, I think the rifles came with some accessories and a colt knife too. At that time I was a fan of the Sharps Borchardt (I still am) and thought that the Colt-Sharps was over-engineered and looked klunky, however, they do have a very smooth action and I think the trigger is adjustable, I'd love to actually shoot one! I don't think I've ever seen one in a rimmed caliber.

Bob

I knew a gunsmith back in those days who had a great interest in those rifles but no luck in ever getting one. His source in the factory told him that the rifles had an accuracy problem that the factory was never able to solve, and that is why no more than the first run were ever made.

Jack

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P. O. Ackley was part of the first company to make this rifle.  If i dig in my paperwork I have the catalog he put out.  at the time I was looking at getting one.  Then they sold out to Colt and the calibers and options went away.

Det

There,s  one on GUN BROKER  for sale now #156646274  30-06 cal . Looks to be in nice shape, 10 days left      on auction.      JB BOOKS