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Was wandering around the local gun show yesterday and stopped at a table full of older rifles. One was a Sharps Borchardt military rifle that had been sporterized by an German gunsmith. Rebarreled in 25-35 WCF, walnut stock and forend with heavy germanic style carving, antler fore end tip, horn pistol grip cap, tang site. Seemed like a nice rifle and something fun to play around with. Asking price was $2500, which seems like a lot, but maybe not - I don't have a feel for these rifles.
Let me know if I should go back and make an offer.
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If you like it, want it and can afford it then go buy it and enjoy yourself shooting it.
What the hell do you care what it brings at your estate sale?
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I am assuming it is 25-35 not 25-25. The 25-35 cartridge can be a very good deer cartridge and loaded in a single shot could surpass the original chambering using flat pointed bullets. Sometimes you just have to buy something if it suits your fancy. I did just the same thing a few months back and bought a pair of Whitney Phoenix rifles. I only wanted one, but bid on both, hoping to get one and ended up with 2. They are unique guns, I doubt that anyone is interested much in these guns, but I have them...
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Is it a Sporter or a Schuetzen ?
If Shuetzen, be REAL sure that it fits.
If you grab it, sure would like to see some pics.
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Interesting what Whitney did there,....sat down with some scrap hardwood, whittled, carved, and sanded, ... glued his new pieces to a Rolling Block core mold and voila, another design born.
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One thing that might justify the price is if it were barreled and customized by a noted American or German custom gunsmith (I think I can confidently say that there were no factory .25-35s). Is it marked with the 'smith's name or any marking that would be identifiable? Barrel maker?
Some of the most famous custom gunsmiths of the 19th and early 20th centuries loved Borchardts.
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I am assuming it is 25-35 not 25-25. The 25-35 cartridge can be a very good deer cartridge and loaded in a single shot could surpass the original chambering using flat pointed bullets.
You are correct - 25-35. I fat fingered it the first time around. It is a sporter type as opposed to Schutzen type, in my limited knowledge, as it has a shotgun style butt plate and no front palm rest.
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The 6-5X52R is a European cartridge very similar to, but not the same as the 25-35. I have seen European rifles that claimed they were chambered in the 25-35, but I don't know if that is aftermarket or an association claim...
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One of my sons has a "Remington" ML built on a pivoting action like that. Another company sold the same thing. Neat rifles. Killed any rabbits with them yet?
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One of my sons has a "Remington" ML built on a pivoting action like that. Another company sold the same thing. Neat rifles. Killed any rabbits with them yet? Got a gopher with it...
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Well, you enablers pushed me over the edge. I made a deal on the rifle today. Probably paid too much but I don't really care. I got the rifle and one box of new brass for $1900. So now that I've looked it over a bit, it's got a 1-14" twist barrel on it, so I will stick with 87 and 90 grain bullets to start with and see how it shoots. The trigger is pretty heavy and the safety needs a little work, I think. Anyway, pics to follow when I get some snapped later today.
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I think you did alright, Tom. You may well have to live with that trigger, a fairly stout pull was common to the design.
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Lots of character on that one. Neat rifle!
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If you ever pull the forend off, have a look at the bottom of the barrel for maker's name or mark. The gun has been heavily customized and might well have been done by a classic 'smith of the early 20th century. If you find marks and have any trouble deciphering them, ask here first and if that doesn't work, try a question on the "Classic and Custom Single Barrel Rifles" (or something like that) forum on www.doublegunshop.com/BBS That is the rifle forum of that "mostly shotgun" website, and some very knowledgeable single shot guys who specialize in custom rifles of the "classic" period hang out there. Does that rifle show any signs of having been a military arm before it was customized? CT militia/national guard bought some in .45-70 if my memory serves me (don't bet the farm on THAT!). Is that grip cap real ivory? If it is, it wouldn't be cheap today!
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