ASSEMBLED SHARPS CIVIL WAR RIFLE ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL JOE HOOKER.

ASSEMBLED SHARPS CIVIL WAR RIFLE ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL JOE HOOKER. Cal. 52. SN 57740. 30” rnd bbl. Forearm has not been removed to check the SN but top is marked “NEW MODEL 1863” which is 30,000 numbers beyond SN on frame. There are no inspector marks on left side of buttstock but it does have replacement stock inspector mark on top of comb at buttplate. Forearm has replacement inspector marks on bottom in front of lever. Bbl markings are correct for either model and Lawrence rear sight is also proper. Accompanied by a letter from consignor stating that this rifle was given to him by his grandmother who was first cousins with Jessie Hooker, the grand daughter of Mayor Genernal Joe Hooker. Consignor states that as a child he played with the swords & uniform of General Hooker in the attic of the Hooker family home in Cambridge, MA before they were bequeathed to the Peabody Museum at Harvard. He states that Jessie Hooker gave the rifle to his mother for him in 1960. He further states that he was told that General Hooker had requested the Ordnance Department make the rifle for him, which they apparently did at the end of the Civil War. This would explain the mismatched parts as they would have used left over parts. CONDITION: Near new as assembled with some scratches on bbl from removing bbl bands. 4-30334 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	288	$4,887.00	ASSEMBLED SHARPS CIVIL WAR RIFLE ASSOCIATED WITH GENERAL JOE HOOKER. Cal. 52. SN 57740. 30” rnd bbl. Forearm has not been removed to check the SN but top is marked “NEW MODEL 1863” which is 30,000 numbers beyond SN on frame. There are no inspector marks on left side of buttstock but it does have replacement stock inspector mark on top of comb at buttplate. Forearm has replacement inspector marks on bottom in front of lever. Bbl markings are correct for either model and Lawrence rear sight is also proper. Accompanied by a letter from consignor stating that this rifle was given to him by his grandmother who was first cousins with Jessie Hooker, the grand daughter of Mayor Genernal Joe Hooker. Consignor states that as a child he played with the swords & uniform of General Hooker in the attic of the Hooker family home in Cambridge, MA before they were bequeathed to the Peabody Museum at Harvard. He states that Jessie Hooker gave the rifle to his mother for him in 1960. He further states that he was told that General Hooker had requested the Ordnance Department make the rifle for him, which they apparently did at the end of the Civil War. This would explain the mismatched parts as they would have used left over parts. CONDITION: Near new as assembled with some scratches on bbl from removing bbl bands. 4-30334 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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