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This gentleman is probaly lost to history,has anyone heard of him.His name is stamped on a 1" octagon barrel,fitted with a collar thats threaded for a Sharps.I would say that it has never been used,but the barrel has a couple of dove-tails cut.Almost forgot...1 in 20 twist,.412 grooves.
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Is there more to this story? Context? Sounds interesting. And Sharps barrels should have 4 dovetails for front sight rear sight Front forearm screw lug Combination rear forearm screw lug and lever spring anchor block. It may not have been used but it should be 
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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Not much to add Brent,dove-tails for front and rear sight,two 1/8 shallow location holes under forearm.Rifling is cut with a left hand twist.I don't know that Sharps made it ,perhaps S.Wilbur made it to fit a Sharps.I think it would look right on a 63 conversion.A few years ago every other gunshop had 63... with a rusty 50-70 barrel on the rack,where did they all go?
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Those were a lot of "a few years ago" They were damn scarce in the early to mid90s when I started getting interested in them. Left hand twist sounds interesting. Too bad it can't tell its story. Just to know who made it would be neat.
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I put my readers on...correct spelling is Wilber.
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Sellers list a S. Wilbur but no Wilber.
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Thanks Michael,thats close enough for a spelling mistake,been known to happen.I don't have a copy of Sellers book,does he list any dates or location?
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Nothing an unknown, have any idea what state it came from originally?
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Name: Wiilard F Wilbur
Residence Year: 1863
Street Address: 9 Pearl
Residence Place: New Haven, Connecticut
Occupation: Gunsmith
Publication Title: New Haven, Connecticut, City Directory, 1863
Since it's a Sharps barrel I looked around Connecticut and this was all I could find....so far. Have to start someplace.
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California via Texas is all I know.I will contact seller for more.
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