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SHARPS RIFLE COMPANY MARKED BLOCK OF LUBRICATING
BEES WAX – SCARCE SHARPS LOADING ACCESSORY: A
very scarce Sharps Rifle Company bullet loading
accessory, this block of bees wax is impressed with the
Sharps Company information, “1862 SHARPS RIFLE CO.
HARTFORD CONN.”.
The block measures
5.5" x 3" x 2", and the edges of two sides show where it
was cut from a larger block. From what I was told when
I purchased this piece, a previous collector found a
large block of this wax with the imprint as you see it
here and cut out the portion with the stamp in order to
keep a more manageable piece. It is known the Sharps
Rifle Company labeled many of their reloading components
and it is documented from their surviving catalogs that
they sold beeswax for lubricating bullets as well as
cartridge cases, bullets, powder and the other
components. This is a unique Sharps accessory to
display with your rifles. $450
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