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SHARPS RIFLE CO 
4 , 4 , 4 , 3, 3, 4, 
26 OUT op A POSSIBLE 28. 
Sc&le, Inch tc Fo*c. 
Score of Seven Consecutive Shots at 600 yards, , 
made at Montreal, Canada, in Match for “City 
Stakes,” Au^st 12, 1874, by Col. H. A. Gilder- 
SLEEVE, Attorney at Law, New York City, with a 
SHARPS MILITARY RIFLE, sir lbs. tri^r pnU, 
without rest, (strong wind blowing,) taking the 
First Prize against 150 competiion. 
Manufacturers of Improved Patent Breech loading Metallic Cartridge 
Military^ Sporting^ and Greedmoor R.ifles 
Tiventy-Five Years of Use, and Constant Frof/ress ! 
TliE BEST Iisr isao- TXiE BEST IlSr^l875. 
Tlie Bssl A-lwaiys Tlie Ch-eapesL. 
SHARPS SPORTING RIFLTS. 
Weight, 8 to 12 lbs. 40-100—44-100 — 45-100 and : 0-100 caliber, polished stock, open sights, single trigger, - - - $33 to $38 
Skarps Hunters' Rifles 
Weight, 8 to 10 Ibe. 40-100 — 14.100 — 45-liO and 50-100 caliber, oiled stock, plain finish, open sights, single trigger, - $30 to $33 
Sharps Greedmoor Rifles 
Patched balls are invariably used with these arms, with inbricating material, that prevents the fooling or leading of the barrel, thereby 
•ecnring a reliable and accurate shouting nfi« for long ranges. 
No. 2. 44-100 caliber, 32 inch barrel, long, straight, band-made, polished stock, weight jnst under 10 lbs., trigger poll 3 lbs., peep, rear 
sight, with Vernier scale, by means ol wkish a register may be kept of the elevation required for a given distance under varying circum- 
stances; wind gauge, with interchangeable gisbe and split-bar front sights, $90 
Na 1. Designed esclosivelv for very long ranges. 44-100 caliber, 33 inch barrel, long, straight, hand-made pistol ffrip, polished stock, 
•heckered grip and fore-end, regnlation weight and trigger pall; peep, rear sight, with Vernier scale, allowing the nece.-sary elevation for 
1,300 yards; wind gauge, with interchangeable globe and split bar front sight, with morocco sight case. (1 his is the very best rifie mann- 
factored, and will be fonnd to give splendid results at the lengest ranges. $12& Spirit level attached to front sight, extra. 
A LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO THE TRADE. 
From SuMXER Beach, Ellsworth, Kansas, Sept. 12, 1874. 
“ I think that the ‘Sharps' that we use for ki'.ling baffalo need no improvement, as they are a perfect gun . I saw Zack Lipht (who is 
one of the best bnffalo banters, and acknowledged to be the best shot oil these Wrslero prairies). last winter, while on a Imffalo hunt, 
one day. squat down in a buffalo wallow (after crawling and getting a siaiid on a herd of buffalo), and killed 74 head of buffalo, just where 
he sat in the wallow. He killed that winter twenty-three hundred bead of buffalo. The rest of ns killed about twelve hundred bead. 
He used a 'Sharps' 50 calibre.” 
From Col. H. A. Gildersleeve, A. A. 6.,\st Dit. X. G. S. X. Y., Xew Tort, Oct. 10, 1874. 
“ I have used yonr rifle since Jane last, with great pleasure and success. I regard it as second to no rifle in the world for simplicity 
of mechauism, excellence of fimsh, and accuracy of execution.” 
^ From W*. M. Treadway, Poit Henry, Xew Tort, Oct. ‘26. 1874. 
" I have severely tested the Sharps R:fle recently purchased from yon, and find it the most perfect shooting gun I ever saw. Send me 
two more at once, for friends who are delignted with the excellence of my rifle. I will probably ordei still another in a day or two.' 
From Grastille Stewart, Esq., Deer Lodge, Mont. Ter., Dec. 29, 1874. 
“The two Rifles ordered by me arrived on the 25lh, and are beaulifnl specimens of the perfection referred by yon in .he manufac- 
ture of target guns. They are far superior to anything ever seen here before, and give satisfaction in every pa.-ticnlar.'' 
From 3. T. Rothrock, M. D., WUtssbarre, Pa., Feb. 12, 1875. 
That Sharps Rifle is the perfection of a hunting gnn. I have never seen anything in the rifle line, that so perfectly satisfies me.’ 
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ARMORY AND OFFICE : 
HAK.TFORD, CONN. 
F. G. WESTCOTT, 
PRESIDENT. 
Gunpowder ! 
ORANGE SPORTING POWDER. 
Orange Lightning Poicdei’. 
Be«t Powder made. Nos. 1 to 7. Packed only in sealed one pound 
canisters. 
Care must be taken to use no finer size than No. 5 in metal 
•hells, or fine breech loading guns, as it is too quickfer the strength 
of either 
Orange Luckinf/ Powder. 
For water fowl. Very strong and clean. Noe. 1 to 5. Packed in 
metal kegs of 6 1-4 lbs., and canisters of 5 and 1 lb. 
Audubon Poivder. 
Very quick, for woodcock and other shooting from mnzzle load- 
ing gnns. Nos. 1 to 4. Packed in metal kegs of 12 1-2 and 6 1-4 lbs. 
and canisters of 1 lb. 
Orange Rifle Powder. 
The best for rifles, and good for all ordinary pnrposee. Sizes, FG, 
FFG, FFFG. Packed in wood and metal kegs of 25, 12 1-2, and 6 1-4 
ibs., and canisters of 1 lb. and 1-2 1b. 
All the above brands give high velocities and less residuum than 
any other powder. 
LAFLIN <fc RAND POWDER CO. 
21 Park Row, (opposite AstorHonse) New York. 
THE' 
HAZARD POWDER CO., 
MANTTACTURERS OF 
Gunpowder! 
Hazard’s “Zllectric Powder.” 
Nos. 1 (fine) to 5 (coarse). Unsaipassed in point of strength and 
cleanliness. Packed in square canisters of 1 lb, ordy 
Hazard’s “American Sporting.” 
Nos. 1 (fine) to 3 (coarse.) In 1 lb. canisters and 6 1-4 lb. kegs. A 
fine grain, qnick and clean, for npland and prairie shooting. Well 
adapted to shot guns. ' • 
Hazard’s “Buck Shooting. 
Nos. 1 (fine) to 5 (coarse.) Ini and 5 lb. canisters, and 6 1-4 and 
12 1-2 lb. kegs. Burns Hoxrly and very clean, sliooting remarkably 
close, and with gmal jieoetrafion. For field, forest, or water shoot- 
ing, it ranks any other brand, and it is equally serviceable for 
muzzle or breech-1' >aders. 
Hazard’s “Kentucky Rifle.” 
FFFG, FFG, and “Sea 8boolin^'' FG. in kegs of 25, 12 1-2 and 61-4 
lbs , and cans of 5 lbs. FFFG is*a)4o packed in 1 and 1-2 Ih. can- 
isters. Bums strong and moiaL The FFFG and FFG are favor- 
ite blends for ordinary sporting, and the ‘Sea Shooting" FG is 
the standard liiHc powder of the country. 
Superior ZUining and Blasting Powder. 
GO\*ERNMENT CANNON. AND MUSKET POWDER; ALSO 
SPECIAL GRADES FOR EXPORT. OF ANT REQORED 
GRAIN OR PROOF, il ANI FACTURED TO ORDER. 
The above can be had of dealers, or of the Company's Agents in 
every prominent city, or wholesale at our office. 
88 WALL STREET, NEW YORK!. 
DIAGRAM 
OF 
W. W.- 
DOUBLE 
CLOSE SHOOTIXG GUXS. 
At 40 yards range, and 30 in. circle, with a charee of 3 drachms of 
powder, and 1 1-8 oz. of No. 6 shot 
W. W. G. is now prepared to manufacture Guns to ordertuat 
will put in an average ol 210 pelK ts, with 12 bores, weighing under 
7 1-4 lb., with a charge of 3 drachms of powder, and 1 1-8 oz of No. 
6 shot; and over that weight, 220 pellets. lO-bore Gnns, weighing 
9 to 9 1-2 lbs. with a charge of only 4 drachms powder and 1 1-4 oz. 
No h shot, an average ot 240peiltts. Closer shooting may be ob- 
tained if desired, and the pfueiration is alsoone-tbird greater. By 
using only 2 1-4 drachms of powder better pattern and penetration 
can be obtained than from other guns with 3 drachms of powder 
and much less recoil See special reporter's notice in TTu jcieid of 
Jan. 9, who has tried the shooting of these gnns. and stati s “that the 
trial was highly satisfactory, and certainly proved that Mr. Greener 
had not overstated on paper the cat>abilities of his gun." Refer- 
ences can be given to sportsmen w ho have killed game at over 100 
yards. These guns have performed better both in pattern and pen- 
etration than any Guns yet made both in America and England. 
St. Mary’s Works, 
Birmingham , England. 
“PARKER” 
The iP i o n e e r Grun, 
tgp- si'OC'icJL.jL. z 
EVERY FIRST PRIZE FOR TRAP SHOOTING 
At the last convention of the 
A'jEir TORE STATE ASSOCIATION 
WON WITH "THE PARKER"! 
Messrs. Newell and Hambleton winners of the ordy prize given for 
“ making the largest score in the three regular shoots," 
Both Shot The Parker Gun ! ! 
Two of the three winners of the grand State Prize, 
“The Dean Ricuitoxo Cup,” 
HOTTHEPARKERCrX! 
MEDALS AXD DIPLOMAS AWARDED 
When placed on exhibition In 
Competition, Open to the Worldl 
MEDAL AXD DIPLOMA 
From the American Institute— 1869. 
SILVER MEDAL 
From the Texas State Fair, 1871. 
_ . — SILVER. MEDAL.. 
From the Texas State Fair, 1873. 
SILVER MEDAL. 
Mechanics and Agricultural Fair Association of Louisiana— 1872. 
DIPLOMA 
Vermont State Agricnltural Society — 1868. 
DIPLOMA 
New Hampshire State Agricnltural Soiiety— 1868. 
DIPLOMA 
From the New Haven County (Conn.) Agricnltural Society— 1867. 
DIPLOMA 
From the Sardis (Mass.) Agricultural and Mechanical Society — 1870. 
DIPLOMA 
Connecticut Valley Agricnltural Association— 1870. 
DIPLOMA 
Agricnltural and Mechcnical Association of West Alaama-1671. 
DIPLOMA 
Adams Connty(Mis8.) Agricultural and Mechanical Association— 1872, 
FIRST PREMIUM 
At the Delaware County (Iowa) Fair — 1871. 
SEXB FOR RED UCED PRICE LIST, MAT 1874. 
Prices, $45, $50, $60, $65, $75, $80, $100, $106, $150, $200, $260. 
REBOtTNDING-LOCKS INCLUDED. 
We exhibit no targets, nor do we guarantee any particular nam- 
ber of pellets for patterns; all we have to say on this point is, that 
we are ready to prodnee as good shooting guns as can be m^s. 
This is an established fact, and is attested by leading sportsmen too 
nnmerons to mention. 
PARKER BROTHERS, West Meriden, 
