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AAApaul Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2016	A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Apr 9^th, 2016 at 4:30pm	Print Post
	Hi I can't find any info on this 45-120 Sharps rifle anywhere and thought someone here may help me. I have had this rifle for 25 plus years and everywhere I have asked about it I'm told A.M.T. has never made or imported a 1874 rifle. When I purchased it (long story) I was told the first 4 rifles made were Serial Numbers #1 - 45-70 #2 45-90 #3 45-110 and this rifle #4 45-120. In the past 25 years of searching I can find no other rifles except the one I own. Has anyone here ever seen any? Thanks!


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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #1 - Apr 10^th, 2016 at 9:30am	Print Post
	I had an AMT Sharps just like that at one time. All of them(i have seen a few others) were 45-70. I would bet it was re-chambered to 45-110. I sold mine because even with a 45-70 that butt plate was uncomfortable. 40 Rod


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cheatin_charlie Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 329 Location: ohio Joined: Jan 10^th, 2009	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #2 - Apr 10^th, 2016 at 10:26am	Print Post
	found this 1975 flyer (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)


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AAApaul Newbie Offline Posts: 4 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2016	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #3 - Apr 10^th, 2016 at 11:09am	Print Post
	Thanks everyone and I also had a email sent to me stating these rifles were also made to 7/8 scale. Now I will have to weigh & mic this rifle. Paul


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Longknife Full Member Offline Posts: 106 Location: Illinois Joined: Mar 26^th, 2016	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #4 - Apr 23^rd, 2016 at 9:52am	Print Post
	Paul, I purchased an AMT Sharps rifle in 45/70 several years ago. It has a 30 inch 1 1/8 barrel and weighs in at an even 13 lbs. It is stocked in English Walnut and has a shot gun butt with an English style check piece. It is a pussycat to shoot off of a rest. Very nice looking and smooth operating rifle...,.Ed


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bruce moulds Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 290 Location: the antipodes Joined: Mar 14^th, 2015	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #5 - Apr 23^rd, 2016 at 6:50pm	Print Post
	I can remember when the hardballer came out. we all thought it had to be way better than the govt model for some reason then one guy got one and had the stainless steel gall on him the blued steel colt did not seem so bad then that was back in the days when you could order direct from America to australia oh how times have changed. keep safe, bruce.

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HawkeyeII Participating Member Offline Posts: 18 Joined: May 13^th, 2019	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #6 - May 14^th, 2019 at 1:31pm	Print Post
	I know it's an old thread but was hoping to hear more from people who have one of these AMT Sharps. How did you get it, what caliber, was it a kit or sold as finished Firearm. It's another odd duck that I would like to chase down more info and maybe an example if the price is right. Thanks for any info to come.


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HawkeyeII Participating Member Offline Posts: 18 Joined: May 13^th, 2019	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #7 - Aug 1^st, 2019 at 2:36am	Print Post
	Hoping to hear from somebody about more info on these AMT Sharps 1874 rifles. Odd things interest me and would love to know what cost, options, was it a kit or built at factory and as always we LOVE pics! Thanks and hope to hear more about these soon.


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flint45 Participating Member Offline Posts: 43 Location: Nampa, Idaho Joined: Nov 18^th, 2018	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #8 - Sep 4^th, 2019 at 4:46pm	Print Post
	Don't know a lot about them but I can remember old Harry Sanford test one out at the old San Gabrial valley gun club. I remember one that looked like stainless or it could have been in the white don't know.


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HawkeyeII Participating Member Offline Posts: 18 Joined: May 13^th, 2019	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #9 - Sep 6^th, 2019 at 1:51am	Print Post
	Was hoping some other would speak up to get more info. on the rifle stuck way back in the corner they forgot they had. I would really love to know what's out there and maybe get lucky on getting one. I know there were a few calibers and were marked in a few different ways. Would be nice to see some more examples, please!


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HawkeyeII Participating Member Offline Posts: 18 Joined: May 13^th, 2019	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #10 - Sep 16^th, 2019 at 5:44pm	Print Post
	Finding one of the AMT 1874 are like finding hens teeth! Still looking for a nice one so if you want to make room for a bigger better newer sharps let me know. Even if not post up some pics so I can enjoy looking at least.


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tombstonegunsmith Newbie Offline Posts: 1 Location: Hesperia, California Joined: Jul 12^th, 2018	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #11 - Sep 22^nd, 2019 at 11:07am	Print Post
	Well, I figure that I better jump in here and tell you all a story. I worked at AMT building Sharps rifles in Arcadia, CA from 1977 to 1978. We had 5 employees there at that time. The rifles were offered in .45 or .50 caliber in different chamberings. Dave Garman was running the place and it was he who hired me, however Harry Sanford was the owner. Dave did all of the stock work. I was machining parts on a Bridgeport mill and assembling. The rifles were selling for about $1000 at that time but I figured that they were costing more to produce than they were selling for. The barrels were round when they arrived and we had an old Springfield Armory machine that we used to make them octagon. The metal parts came in as castings, we machined them to specs and they were sent out for color case hardening. Then they came back for final assembly. I was offered a job as a gunsmith at Bain & Davis Gun Shop in San Gabriel and left AMT in late 1978.


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HawkeyeII Participating Member Offline Posts: 18 Joined: May 13^th, 2019	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #12 - Sep 24^th, 2019 at 10:01pm	Print Post
	I'm interested in any thing you can give in details if you can remember, I sent you some examples. Thanks for sharing


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Longknife Full Member Offline Posts: 106 Location: Illinois Joined: Mar 26^th, 2016	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #13 - Nov 16^th, 2019 at 1:27pm	Print Post
	Hawkeye, tried to upload pics of my AMT Sharps but am having problems, I will have to take some new ones! Have yopu seen this one? [urlhttps://gunslingerauctions.com/shop/semi-automatic-rifles/amt-sharps-2/][/url]


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oneatatime Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3751 Location: Rocky Mountains Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011	Re: A.M.T. 1874 Sharps ? Reply #14 - Nov 16^th, 2019 at 2:09pm	Print Post
	Shows a 45-125 serial 76 and if you leave off the -2 you get a 50-140 serial EXP01. A plethora of AMTs. And both semi-auto - I guess you could say that with just a little more involved than releasing the trigger. Since the 45-125 only weighs 4 pounds it might kick a little.


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