Replica Arms

[torn moc]

BPrevolver....I have a Sharps Buisness rifle stamped REPLICA ARMS MARTINSBURG WV ( about 40 miles from my cabin ) Where does that fit into your Replica Arms timeline?

Hmmmmmm???

 

[bprevolver]

How old is your rifle? Navy Arms moved to Martinsburg, W.V. a few years ago. Got tired of N.J. laws. Since Navy Arms bought Replica Arms they may be using that name again on rifles. I have never seen any newer revolvers using Replica Arms. I am a know nothing when it comes to the muzzle loading rifles.

 

[torn moc]

Well..the rifle is new to me anyways...I traded a forum member for it undr the assumption that it was a Gun made by Replica ARMS....It arrived yesterday and it seems it is stamped REPLICA Arms on the top barrel flat and I.A.B. on the side flat....
turns out that it is a sharps made by I.A.B.
and not Replica Arms ,,,,,It is stamped "Replica Arms" only because it is exactly that...
a replica arm.................
sorry about the confusion....this is what happens when I talk about a gun before I get my hands on it...

 

[wwpete52]

Wow, three pages of comments about Replica Arms and no one has it right. If you guys would do just a simple google search you would find this out: http://shootmgzine.blogspot.com/2006/01/replica-arms-rides-again.html

 

[torn moc]

3 pages...yep, Scalpers posts usually get alot of hits...cuz I only post when the questions is very debateable...I have done quite a bit of buisness with Val Forgett in the past . He lives in Martinsburg WVa...not far from my cabin.
I will call him up and see if I.A.B. is one of the companies producion repro BP arms for his company " Replica Arms" and finally have a concrete answer to my own question. :hatsoff:

 

[mykeal]

Wow, three pages of comments about Replica Arms and no one has it right. If you guys would do just a simple google search you would find this out: http://shootmgzine.blogspot.com/2006/01/replica-arms-rides-again.html

Say, wwpete52, what was there about my post that wasn't right?

And what's right about a two year old press release that the current Navy Arms web site doesn't acknowledge?

I'm confused. Help me to understand what I'm missing, please.

Oh, and by the way, on my computer there's only two pages of comments. Must be I need to change my preferences somehow, eh?

 

[wwpete52]

I'm sorry, you did get it right. :surrender:

 

[F.G. Ford]

Scalper, I don't think you did too bad on that Sharps.
The pictures show a nice fit wood to metal, and some decent case hardening on the receiver.
I've had a IAB Sharps for many years, and it is a great shooter, your model looks better than mine, as mine has a round barrel, and I see that yours is octagon, with good sights.
I also had two Farmingdale Sharps, one a 50-70 carbine, and the other in 45-70 business rifle.
Nice guns, but too valuable to just take out, and bang and bump around.
Best Regards
Old Ford

 

[torn moc]

Old Ford...you do know what yer talkn about!
I know that from your previous posts...a definite
man of knowledge...thanks for the compliment! and it is a Fine SHARPS INDEED!

 

[bprevolver]

wwpete 52

I looked up the article you suggested. Already had this in our files. It really doesn't tell anything about the history of Replica Arms. Maybe you overlooked reading all the posts on this topic.

 

[Packrat]

" Manufacturing error?" what kind of problems are the guns giving you?....I assume that you could obtain parts and make the work....
In my old black powder catalogs from the 70's
each and every gun listed was distributed by 4 or 5 importers and replica arms is sure listed on alot of differnt guns....therefore I assume you wont have any problem obtaining parts that will work albeit you may have to file them or make somesort of modification....

I have a Replica arms, it is marked Replica Arms El Passo TX My manufacture date looks like 1963