Uhhh,,, Could you say that again? In English??

Ahhh a classic case of PWD (posting when drinking) , I wondered if it was eubonics....

Come on guys! It ain't Ben's fault that he is from Virginia.

The questions are serious though, and Mr. MP nailed the description:

>>>> a Sharps Borchardt, in caliber .22-3000 Lovell, with a lined barrel by C.C. Johnson   stocked by William L. Humphrey of Round Hill, Virginia with an Alkanet root stained stock . <<<<

The rifle is in excellent condition. Any further information and idea of its value with dies and brass and such?

Glenn

Ben,  CC Johnson's shop records still exist and his grandson is on this board from time to time...maybe he can help you out with some info about when the rifle was built, what CC and whoever else did on it at the time, etc (so you could tell what was done later.)  He will need the 3 or 4 digit number you will found stamped on the lower side of the barrel (under the fore arm wood) to track it down.  Also, can you tell whether this was based on a military or a sporter receiver?  Is it paneled, and if yes, with what material?  All of these, as well as condition, will lead to an ultimate ability to ESTIMATE worth, even though the rifle is not in hand to do a more firm evaluation.

HTH, Froggie

In picture #3, does it say "22 long rifle" or just "long rifle" on the barrel?
That is a nice looking old varmit rifle!

Fellas, from what I see that is a reworked military Borchardt action. The front of the reciever has a flat bottom where the sling swivel used to be.It was common when making these into varmint or sporting rifles to machine it off and make flat bottom. All the sporting or target rifles I have are rounded at the bottom. The other place is at the top front of the reciever, here again it is plain and square shaped where the sporting models had a shaped and relievd top edge that went from the front of the reciever to where the breech block face is in the reciever. Having said all this does not mean to knock this fine old rifle. Still a desirable piece. Confusion?? In the original post bens said it was in 22-3000 Now we know this was one of CC Johnsons favorite calibers is it a 22-3000 or is it a .22 long rifle? I in fact have a CC Johnson 22-3000 on a Borchardt. But on close examination realised he had sleeved right inside the original bore, I could still see rifling at the muzzle where the liner was soldered in. So, I disassembled the rifle and heated the barrel up on the kitchen stove until I saw solder weeping and  then took it down to the celler and drove the liner out. Guess what? There was still another liner in it. So, I heated it up again and drove that one out and found an almost pristene .45 caliber bore inside. It is an original Sharps barrel.
I had to sleeve the chamber area because it had been reamed out to make a head or large end for the chamber end of the barrel in 22-3000. I then restored this rifle and shot it for many years and it was and still is a really fine rifle. So bens you have fine pc of history and as froggie said the records are available. I think you can get it documented right through ASSRA. HTH and congradulations, FITZ

I’m obviously over my head and unable to communicate on this subject.  I’m sure that others with more experience with rifles such as yours can better help you.  ??? ??? ???

Ben - when it comes to value there are many ways of establishing it.
1. Comparitive value of similar product.
2. Cost to produce.
3. Emotional value - it was my father's only gun ....

Let me say that often (useful for purchasing guns) that the fast nickle beats the slow dime.  When someone NEEDS money the relative value grows smaller.  So too, crank in a little competition (auction) and the prices go way up!