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Sharps rifle. .52-caliber (0.52" dia.) 475-grain (30.8 g) projectile with 50-grain (3.2 g) charge, later converted to .50-70 in 1867. The Model 1874 rifles and carbines were available in a variety of calibers, including .45-70, .45-110, and .45-120. Sharps rifles are a series of large-bore, single-shot, falling-block, breech-loading rifles ...
Derived from the .50-60-400 Joslyn, the cartridge was developed after the unsatisfactory results of the .58 rimfire cartridge for the Springfield Model 1865 rifle. The .50-70 Government cartridge used the Benét internal center-fire primer design and became the official cartridge of the U.S. military in 1866 until being replaced by the .45-70 Government in 1873.
Side view of a Sharps model 1859 carbine with the action open. Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company was the ... Sporting Rifle.44-77, .50-70 1871 to 1880: Model 1874:
It was the most popular carbine rifle during the Civil War, and it saw use for a significant amount of time following the war. ... The most prominent of these cartridges was the .45-70 (pronounced ...
shilohrifle.com. Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company is a firearms manufacturer located in Big Timber, Montana, United States. The company produces a line of reproductions of various historical black-powder rifles, including the legendary 1874 Sharps Rifle, featured in the 1990 Western film Quigley Down Under, starring Tom Selleck. [1][2][3 ...
Sharps Model 1852 "Slanting Breech" Carbine, open for loading, two primer-tapes Sharps rifle in .50-70 Government. Throughout their service, the company was armed with custom, muzzle-loading target rifles equipped with telescopic sights running the length of the barrel.
The .50-140 Sharps, also known as the .50-3⁄" Sharps, is a black-powder rifle cartridge that was introduced in 1884, as a big game hunting round. [1] It is believed to have been introduced for the Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 rifle. [2] The cartridge is very similar to the .500 Black Powder Express. [3]
The .50-90 Sharps, also known as the .50-2" Sharps, is a black-powder rifle cartridge that was introduced by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in 1872 as a buffalo (American bison) hunting round. Like other large black-powder rounds, it incorporates a heavy bullet and a large powder volume, leading to high muzzle energies.