Davide · Rifle
1874 Sharps Little Betsy
Falling block · .357 Magnum · introduced 2018
Also known as Sharps Small Betsy, Sharps Little Betsy
About the 1874 Sharps Little Betsy
The 1874 Sharps Little Betsy is a single-shot falling-block rifle produced by Davide Pedersoli, a scaled-down and lightened reproduction of the classic 1874 Sharps sporting rifle. Chambered here in .357 Magnum, it pairs a 24-inch blued barrel with a forged and CNC-machined, floral-engraved frame, an American walnut stock, a double set trigger, and a tunnel front sight with a folding Creedmoor rear sight. Its slim, reduced-size receiver keeps weight down while retaining the lines of the original 19th-century Sharps.
The original Model 1874 Sharps rifles earned the nickname 'Old Reliable' and were legendary among buffalo hunters and long-range Creedmoor target shooters of the American frontier. Pedersoli's Little Betsy shrinks that iconic falling-block design into a light, small-caliber rifle for recreational and small-game shooting.
1874 Sharps Little Betsy specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Falling block
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Double set
- Calibres
- .357 Magnum
- Magazine capacity
- 1 rounds
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 617 mm (24.3 in)
- Overall length
- 1045 mm (41.1 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 3.45 kg (7.61 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:18 in (457 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 8
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Effective range
- 100 m
History
- Introduced
- 2018
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- IT
- Designer
- Davide Pedersoli & Co.
Features
- Double set trigger
- Tunnel front sight
- Folding creedmoor rear sight
- Floral engraved frame
- Cnc machined frame
Safety
- Half cock hammer
The 'Little Betsy' name reflects the reduced-scale frame; the same model is offered in .22 LR, .22 Hornet, .30-30 Winchester, .357 Magnum and .38-55 Winchester. Also marketed in some markets as the Sharps Small Betsy.
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