Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company

...- of which approximately 1,650 were produced by R&L in Windsor. In 1851 the "Second Contract" was made for 15,000 rifles and the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company was organized as a holding company with $100,000 in capital and with...

In this article: Christian Sharps, American Civil War, Sharps rifle, Derivative, Indian Wars, and Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company

...the Model 1849, was manufactured by A.S. Nippes & Co. at Mill Creek (Manayunk, Philadelphia County), Pennsylvania. Although the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company bore his name, Christian Sharps was not the company's principal owner. He...

In this article: Christian Sharps, Hall rifle, Washington, New Jersey, Mill Creek, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and American Civil War

The Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 is a single shot hammerless falling block action rifle designed by Hugo Borchardt and made by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company. It closely resembles older Sharps Rifle but has firing mechanism uses a...

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...S. Lawrence as master armorer and superintendent. Samuel Robbins and Richard Lawrence each acquired 250 shares-approximately 13% of the company. Christian Sharps (1810 - 1874), patented his rifle in 1848. The first contract for 5,000...

In this article: Christian Sharps, Windsor, VT., Sharps rifle, and Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company

...and the only way to get more power was to increase the case to hold more powder; this can be seen in firearms such as those made by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company, which made rifles with nominal powder capacities from 70 grains...

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...manufactured by Remington Arms, Ithaca , Meriden, Buckley, Burgess, Colt's Manufacturing Company, Hunter Arms, Husqvarna, Lefever, Parker, Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company, Savage-Stevens, Villegia, and Westly Richards to name a few..

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...the higher rate of fire of the breech loading mechanism and the fact that the quality of manufacture was superior. It was produced by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company. '(More...) ' August 30, 2007 - September 30, 2007 The...

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...known as the M1885 Lee, and "Navy M1885") is a bolt action, box magazine repeating rifle. It first appeared in 1879, manufactured by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company. Eventually Remington took over production and produced the famous...

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50-90 Sharps The .50-90 Sharps rifle cartridge is a black powder cartridge that was introduced by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in 1872 as a buffalo (American bison) hunting round. The combination of a very large heavy bullet with a lot...

In this article: American Bison, Second Battle of Adobe Walls, Sharps rifle, and Billy Dixon