1874...

That looks like a hand scraped finish on that barrel. I say this because I worked for a major American machine tool builder for 29 years and their tool room lathes had hand scraped beds. It was a tedious job but the guys who did it were very good at it, and it supposedly produces a flatter and truer surface than grinding. That's why they they did it on their tool room lathes.

That said... back in the late 70's, a guy I worked with built a T/C Hawken rifle from a kit. He took the barrel in and had the guy who had been scraping for 35 years scrape finish his barrel before he had it blued. Needless to say, it was one of the most unique barrels I'd ever seen on a muzzleloading rifle until now.

BPS

When I was big into cowboy action shooting I had a Pedersoli Sharps in .45-70. Love the gun and it shot nicely. However, as with many things I tired of it and drifted away from CAS. I sold it to a friend and he gave it a loving home.



But my love for the .45-70 Government was still there. I came across this beautiful 1885 High Wall:



This is the sporter model and I love it. But I love all of my .45-70's:

1886 Winchester:



Original Trapdoor carbine:



Original Trapdoor rifle:



I think I may have a .45-70 Government disorder?!?!?!

Great looking Trapdoors rafsob. I wish I could go back forty years and buy up all of those Trapdoors that were dirt cheap at gun shows and in many catalogs. I haven't seen one at a gun show in years.

Hey 1874 - ain't that a carbon barrel with a steel sleeve? I always wanted to get me a Christensen Arms CF rifle but never got around to it! I didn't know they made a ML too.
Can't wait to see the range report on it. That is a cool looking rifle.
RASOB you're not alone with that disorder. I have a 1895 Guide Gun, a 1895 Cowboy and now this Pedersoli. I had a Browning 78 with an octagonal barrel and sold it. That thing kicked like a mule!

Yes it's a carbon fiber barrel
It's a White G series , there were only a few made . This one is #27

sometimes i just sit and look at pictures of the various Uberti and Pedersoli Sharps rifles.

Zeno I did that for years too. Finally I broke down. I guess it was from watching "Quigley Down Under" for the 10th time and said the heck with it - I'm getting one to play with.
I probably won't hit a wooden bucket at 1500 yards or shoot a bad guy off a moving wagon at 1000 yards but I will have fun shooting it with my own hand loaded black powder cartridges using my own hand cast bullets.
All I need now is to make my own black powder and figure out how to make my own primers and I'll be self sufficient!!!
The powder wouldn't be hard but the primers??????