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was organized as a holding company with $ 1,000 in capital and with John C. Palmer as president, Christian Sharps as engineer, and
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The Model 1851 was replaced in production by the Model 1853. Christian Sharps left the company in 1855 to form his own manufacturing company called "C. Sharps & Company" in
Philadelphia; Lawrence continued as the chief armorer until 1872 and developed the various Sharps models and their
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Unlike the Sharps rifle, the carbine was very popular, and almost 90,000 were produced. By 1863, it was the most common weapon carried by Union cavalry regiments, although in 1864 many were replaced by seven-shot
Spencer carbines. Some Sharps clones were produced by the Confederates in
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The Model 1874 Sharps (this model had been in production since 1871) was a particularly popular rifle that led to the introduction of several derivatives in quick succession. It handled a large number of .40 to .50 caliber cartridges in a variety of loadings and barrel lengths.
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in 1848 and ceasing production in 1881. They were renowned for long-range accuracy. By 1874, the rifle was available in a variety of calibers, and it was one of the few designs to be successfully adapted to metallic cartridge use. The Sharps rifles became icons of the
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of R&L invented the knife-edge breech block and self-cocking device for the "box-lock" Model 1851. This is referred to as the "first contract", which was for 10,000 Model 1851 carbines, of which approximately 1,650 were produced by R&L in
Windsor.
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Sharps made sporting versions from the late 1840s until the early 1880s. After the
American Civil War, converted army surplus rifles were made into custom firearms, and the Sharps factory produced Models 1869 and 1874 in large numbers for commercial
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At this time however, many officers were distrustful of breech-loading weapons on the grounds that they would encourage men to waste ammunition. In addition, the Sharps rifle was expensive to manufacture (three times the cost of a muzzle-loading
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and frontiersmen. These large-bore rifles were manufactured with some of the most powerful black powder cartridges ever made. Sharps also fabricated special long-range target versions for the popular
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and Shiloh Rifle
Manufacturing Company have credited these movies with an increase in demand for those rifles. As a result of the popularity of the film, a Sharps match is held annually in
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improvements that made the rifle famous. In 1874, the company was reorganized and renamed the "Sharps Rifle
Company," and it remained in Hartford until 1876, whereupon it relocated to
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Sharps Model 1859 and Model 1863 rifle and carbine, the metallic-cartridge Model 1874 Sharps rifle, and Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 have been manufactured for use in
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each time the trigger is pulled and the hammer falls—making it much easier to fire a Sharps from horseback than a gun employing individually loaded percussion caps.
1731:[Only Company in the World whose parts interchange with the original Sharps rifles]. Big Timber, Montana: Shiloh Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company.
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style of 1,000-yard (910 m) target shooting. Many modern black powder cartridge silhouette shooters use original and replica Sharps rifles to target
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mechanism and superior quality of manufacture, as well as the ease with which it could be reloaded from a kneeling or prone position.
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films and books. Perhaps as a result, several rifle companies offer reproductions of the Sharps rifle.
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Venturino, M. “Duke.” (2020, November 24). Me & sharps rifles. GUNS Magazine.
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Connor, Melissa A.; Scott, Douglas D.; Harmon, Dick; Richard A. Fox (1 May 2013).
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From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms
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From Musket to Metallic Cartridge: A Practical History of Black Powder Firearms
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Sharps Model 1852 "slanting breech" carbine, under the forearm two primer-tapes
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It was used in the Civil War by multiple Union units, most famously by the
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This article is about the firearm. For the novel by Bernard Cornwell, see
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The Guns That Won the West: Firearms on the American Frontier, 1848-1898
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Esposito, Gabriele, The Paraguayan War 1864–70: Osprey Publishing (2019)
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cut in the shapes of animals at ranges up to 500 metres (550 yd).
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1458:"This American Rifle became a Dependable Weapon for the Redcoats"
1070:"Jornada de Historia Militar en Antofagasta. Guerra del Pacifico"
1238:. Iola, Wisconsin: F&W Media International. pp. 87–93.
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Flayderman's Guide to Antique American Firearms and Their Values
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in multiple variations. Along with being able to use a standard
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Archaeological Perspectives on the Battle of the Little Bighorn
935:" Sharps. Theater Crafts Industry went so far as to say, "In
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1053:"Unidades y armas durante el sitio de Buenos Aires de 1880"
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Joslyn M1855, M1861, M1862, M1864, M1865 carbine and rifle
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1596:. Forsyth Montana: Forsyth Rifle & Pistol Club. 2014.
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weapon of greater accuracy than the more commonly issued
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The Sharps Rifle, Its History, Development and Operation
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Atwill, Lionel (1997). "The Return of the Buffalo Gun".
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https://gunsmagazine.com/our-experts/me-sharps-rifles/
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8-inch M1841, 10-inch M1841 and 13-inch M1861 mortar
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1337:Gun Digest Book of Classic American Combat Rifles
2195:Spencer M1860, M1865 repeating carbine and rifle
1433:The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference
1232:"The Rebirth of Old Reliable - The Sharps Rifle"
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499:The Sharps rifle played a prominent role in the
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1236:Gun Digest 2009: The World's Greatest Gun Book
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1436:. New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 497.
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1869:Allen & Thurber M1837 revolver pepperbox
1821:M1850 army staff & field officer's sword
1308:. Crowood Press, Limited. pp. 123–125.
1199:Guns of the Old West: An Illustrated History
801:Bottleneck (.40-90 Sharps Bottleneck), .44-1
781:Bottleneck (.40-70 Sharps Bottleneck), .40-2
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1934:Deringer M1825 Philadelphia caplock pistol
1806:M1840 army noncommissioned officer's sword
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1690:Sharps Model 1874 - Shooting and reloading
791:Straight (.40-70 Sharps Bottleneck), .40-2
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23:. For the TV adaptation of the novel, see
2022:Wesson and Leavitt M1850 Dragoon revolver
1979:Remington M1860 Elliot revolver pepperbox
1530:Taffin, John (1994). "The Sharps 1874".
1111:retrieved 20 September 2008 from Google.
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2713:Western (genre) staples and terminology
1884:Butterfield M1855 transitional revolver
1612:An Introduction to Civil War Small Arms
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1109:IMPROVEMENT IN BREECH-LOADING FIRE-ARMS
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2506:Parrott 20-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
2501:Parrott 10-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
2458:12-pounder M1857 Napoleon field cannon
1685:Sharps Model 1874 - Background history
2355:Billinghurst Requa Battery volley gun
2074:Colt M1855 revolver carbine and rifle
1610:Coates, Earl J., and Thomas S. Dean.
1594:"Matthew Quigley Buffalo Rifle Match"
1570:Hunter's Guide to Long-Range Shooting
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2478:James 14-pounder M1861 rifled cannon
1944:Harpers Ferry M1836 and M1842 pistol
1846:USMC noncommissioned officer's sword
1196:Boorman, Dean K. (1 November 2004).
855:(.45-90 Sharps or Winchester), .45-2
601:. This was attributed to the higher
463:, and surviving examples are marked
2491:Ordnance 3-inch M1861 rifled cannon
1994:Smith & Wesson Model No. 2 Army
1874:Allen & Wheelock M1861 revolver
1695:Hacker, Rick (September 23, 2010).
1663:. Crowood Press. pp. 123–125.
1572:. Stackpole Books. pp. 27–28.
821:(.44-77 Sharps or Remington), .44-2
590:. The Sharps rifle made a superior
377:Sharps Model 1852 "slanting breech"
2574:Whitworth 70-pounder rifled cannon
2521:Whitworth 12-pounder rifled cannon
2453:12-pounder M1841 mountain howitzer
2185:Sharps & Hankins M1862 carbine
2069:Charleville M1816 and M1822 musket
1939:Elgin M1838 cutlass caplock pistol
1017:, Medal of Honor recipient at the
728:Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company
481:Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company
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1998:Spiller & Burr M1861 revolver
1767:Weapons of the American Civil War
1984:Savage-North M1861 Navy revolver
1099:, House Documents, 1861, P. 177.
1084:"GUNS OF THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION"
1024:Rifles in the American Civil War
507:", after the famed abolitionist
338:Effective firing range
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2496:Ordnance 4.5-inch rifled cannon
2250:Springfield M1863 rifled musket
2245:Springfield M1861 rifled musket
2240:Springfield M1855 rifled musket
2059:Brunswick P1836 and P1841 rifle
2012:Volcanic M1855 repeating pistol
1723:. NRA National Firearms Museum.
1365:Foster-Harris, William (2007).
988:Firearms manufacturers such as
440:with their appearances in many
2420:Coehorn 5.82-inch M1841 mortar
2270:Wesson M1859 carbine and rifle
2265:Volcanic M1855 repeating rifle
2002:Starr M1858 and M1863 revolver
973:character Valdez in the movie
465:Edward Maynard - Patentee 1845
401:Sharps Model 1852, breech open
346:Maximum firing range
333:1,200 ft/s (370 m/s)
225:
1:
1879:Beaumont–Adams M1862 revolver
1717:"Sharps Big 50 Buffalo Rifle"
1275:Random House Value Publishing
582:marksmen known popularly as "
431:, beginning with a design by
2443:6-pounder M1841 field cannon
2363:Gatling I and II machine gun
2175:Richmond M1861 rifled musket
1889:Colt M1836 Paterson revolver
1479:University of Oklahoma Press
1019:Second Battle of Adobe Walls
586:" in honor of their leader,
416:are a series of large-bore,
349:3,000 yd (2,700 m)
2688:Rifles of the United States
2235:Springfield M1847 musketoon
2124:Henry M1860 repeating rifle
2089:Enfield P1853 rifled musket
2084:Deringer M1817 Common rifle
2079:Deringer M1814 Common rifle
1899:Colt M1848 Dragoon revolver
1826:M1852 naval officer's sword
1816:M1840 light artillery saber
1142:F&W Media International
963:Smith & Wesson Model 29
521:Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878
2731:
2141:Lorenz M1854 rifled musket
1989:Smith & Wesson Model 1
1924:Colt M1862 Police revolver
1904:Colt M1849 Pocket revolver
1894:Colt M1847 Walker revolver
1798:M1832 foot artillery sword
1653:William Morrow and Company
619:13th Pennsylvania Reserves
559:used during and after the
459:The second model used the
341:1,000 yd (910 m)
267:47 in (1,200 mm)
155:War of the Triple Alliance
15:
2693:Guns of the American West
2678:American Civil War rifles
2468:32-pounder M1844 howitzer
2463:24-pounder M1841 howitzer
2448:12-pounder M1841 howitzer
1959:Lefaucheux M1858 revolver
1954:Lefaucheux M1854 revolver
1836:M1860 light cavalry saber
1568:Van Zwoll, Wayne (2008).
1134:Flayderman, Norm (2007).
633:Original 1863 carbine in
456:, Pennsylvania, in 1850.
393:Sharps Model 1852, breech
282:
259:9.5 lb (4.3 kg)
68:Place of origin
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2703:Indian Rebellion of 1857
2544:Bomford Columbiad cannon
2230:Springfield M1842 musket
2225:Springfield M1840 musket
2220:Springfield M1835 musket
2215:Springfield M1822 musket
2210:Springfield M1816 musket
2205:Springfield M1812 musket
2200:Springfield M1795 musket
2119:Harper Ferry M1803 rifle
2114:Hall-North M1843 carbine
2099:Fayetteville M1862 rifle
1974:Remington M1858 revolver
1929:Colt Root M1855 revolver
1919:Colt M1861 Navy revolver
1914:Colt M1860 Army revolver
1909:Colt M1851 Navy revolver
1373:Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
1302:Flatnes, Oyvind (2014).
1269:Weapons of the Civil War
703:Indian Rebellion of 1857
278:30 in (760 mm)
2569:Rodman Columbiad cannon
2304:Double-barreled shotgun
2156:Mississippi M1841 rifle
2094:Enfield P1861 musketoon
1705:Outdoor Sportsman Group
1659:Oyvind Flatnes (2013).
1334:Wieland, Terry (2011).
1234:. In Ken Ramage (ed.).
875:(.45-110 Sharps), .50-1
865:(.45-100 Sharps), .45-2
571:and flips one over the
494:Bridgeport, Connecticut
385:Sharps Model 1852, lock
301:, .45-110, and .45-120.
176:First Sino-Japanese War
2104:Gallager M1861 carbine
2064:Burnside M1855 carbine
2027:Whitney M1857 revolver
2007:Tranter M1856 revolver
1230:Bridges, Toby (2008).
831:(.44-90 Sharps), .45-2
811:(.44-60 Sharps), .44-2
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637:
584:Berdan's Sharpshooters
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319:Rate of fire
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2383:Vandenberg volley gun
2275:Whitworth P1857 rifle
2260:Tarpley M1863 carbine
2151:Merrill M1858 carbine
2146:Maynard M1851 carbine
2049:Augustin M1842 musket
1701:RifleShooter Magazine
1614:. Gettysburg, Penn.:
1422:Wagner, Margaret E.;
1165:Walter, John (2005).
949:and Lionel Atwill in
907:Cultural significance
730:and C Sharps Arms of
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660:were used during the
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532:Civil War re-enacting
526:Reproductions of the
486:Hartford, Connecticut
408:
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323:8–10 shots per minute
2698:Falling-block rifles
2549:Brooke rifled cannon
2516:Pate revolver cannon
2388:Williams machine gun
2373:Pate revolver cannon
2309:Hale rocket launcher
2170:Potzdam M1831 musket
2017:Walch M1859 revolver
1969:Moore M1864 revolver
1964:LeMat M1856 revolver
1864:Adams M1851 revolver
1175:. pp. 129–133.
1144:. pp. 193–196.
967:.44 Remington Magnum
724:metallic silhouettes
695:Battle of Middleburg
329:Muzzle velocity
168:Argentine Civil Wars
2637:Maynard tape primer
2359:Claxton machine gun
2255:Starr M1858 carbine
2190:Smith M1857 carbine
2054:Ballard M1861 rifle
1949:Kerr M1855 revolver
1811:M1840 cavalry saber
1802:M1833 dragoon saber
1616:Thomas Publications
1538:(5). Harris: 60–63.
1342:Krause Publications
1340:. Iola, Wisconsin:
1140:. Iola, Wisconsin:
732:Big Timber, Montana
557:falling-block rifle
461:Maynard tape primer
33:Falling-block rifle
2378:Ripley machine gun
2368:Gorgas machine gun
2342:Rapid fire weapons
1783:Arkansas toothpick
1697:"The Sharps Rifle"
1647:Smith, Winston O.
1632:Sellers, Frank M.
1551:Field & Stream
1424:Gallagher, Gary W.
1401:Springfield Armory
1206:. pp. 44–47.
1204:Globe Pequot Press
952:Field & Stream
937:Quigley Down Under
918:Quigley Down Under
757:Bottleneck), .40-1
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561:American Civil War
509:Henry Ward Beecher
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245:Double set trigger
240:Single set trigger
186:Production history
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172:War of the Pacific
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