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FOR SHARPS RIFLES – WINCHESTER PACKET OF 10 .45
CALIBER, 550 GRAIN PAPER PATCHED BULLETS – FULL BOX:
Produced by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, this
very scarce and very collectible packet of .45 caliber,
550 grain, paper patched
bullets bears the desirable label with the “For SHARP’S
RIFLE” call out.
One of the heavier bullets used to reload the .45-90,
.45-100, .45-105 and .45-110 long range cartridges
Sharps introduced in the mid to late 1870’s, these paper
patched bullets would have been in the inventory of the
dealers and hide buyers supplying the commercial buffalo
hunters on the Western Frontier.
Complete with all 10 bullets, this box has been
carefully opened, but it has survived in very nice
condition with a full, legible cover label. The box
retains its full form, with the top flap and all of the
corners and edges intact. This packet contains what I
believe are 8 original bullets, all complete with the
paper patch wrapping. The ninth and tenth bullets may
be period replacements, as they match the color and
character of the other eight. Number nine retains the
paper patch and number ten is a bare bullet is without
the wrapping.
This is a very nice specimen of a fairly scarce box of
paper patched bullets manufactured by Winchester
specifically for the famous Sharps rifles in use out on
the buffalo range and one that does not appear on the
collector market very often. This box will make a nice
addition to display with your Sharps Rifle. (0245) $575
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