Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company was the manufacturer of the Sharps Rifle. The company was organized by Samuel Robbins and Richard S. Lawrence as a holding company in Hartford, Connecticut, on Octob
Early tape priming system developed by Richard Lawrence integrated on a Sharp's model 1859 Carbine.
Side view of a Sharps model 1859 carbine with the action open.
Hartford sewing machine company building that housed Sharps Rifle Co.
Left side view of Lawrence priming system integrated on a Sharps Model 1859 carbine.
Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878
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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
Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company
…Bridgeport, Connecticut. In 1872, Sharps introduced the .50-90 Sharps hunting cartridge. Hugo Borchardt designed the last rifle made by the company, the Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878, but the company went bankrupt and was defunct three years later in 1881. The Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company produced over 100,000 firearms during…
Sharps Borchardt Mod 1878