Originally Posted by Just a Hunter
Is the Sharps a Gemmer?


No, it's a Gove-Freund Bros. Gove also did these conversions to add the wiping rod under the barrel. Freund Bros. did numerous improvements to Sharps 1874 models including a camming breech block, dual extractors, two piece firing pin, and hammer that lifted so the Sharps didn't have to go to half cock prior to opening the lever. This Freund-Sharps has all the improvements, and has George Freund's Durango, co. stamp on the receiver.