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Frankford
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Sharps 1853 ENGRAVED Carbine action project
Nov 21st, 2016 at 8:07pm
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ok, I have a Sharps 1853 ENGRAVED Carbine action, It came by way of a big parts purchase.
What do I have here ? I don't want to get into finishing it if it's not worth the time.
I'm needing a approx. value, Maybe someone can advise ?

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Bill Lawrence
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Re: Sharps 1853 ENGRAVED Carbine action project
Reply #1 - Nov 22nd, 2016 at 1:45pm
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You have the bare and incomplete bones of the action, which appears to have been acid-cleaned and to have the start of a major weld repair.  To the good, factory-engraved Sharps actions (as yours appears to be) are truly rare.  To the bad, given the action's overall condition (especially of the engraving), its excessive incompleteness, and my experience as a restorationist, to bring this action back to being complete and functional would require a great lot of time, money, skill, and luck.

In short, what you've got is a "relic" and there's no dishonor in leaving it that way.

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Re: Sharps 1853 ENGRAVED Carbine action project
Reply #2 - Nov 22nd, 2016 at 8:10pm
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Thanks Bill, My 1st thought was "wallhanger".  
May even end up looking good. 

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