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In 1990, the Western film Quigley Down Under, Tom Selleck's title character uses a Sharps rifle chambered in the .45-110, also known as the 45-2 7 ⁄ 8" Sharps. Theater Crafts Industry went so far as to say, "In Quigley Down Under, which we did in 1990, the Sharps rifle practically co-stars with Tom Selleck."
Shiloh Sharps Rifle began production in 1983. Previously, the Sharps rifle reproductions were manufactured by Shiloh Products Inc. founded by Len Mulé (pronounce Mull-A) of Garfield, New Jersey, in partnership with Wolfgang Droge, who owned Drovel Tool Company of Farmingdale, New York, from 1976 to 1983. Len Mulé was responsible for all early ...
Side view of a Sharps model 1859 carbine with the action open. 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 October 9, 1851 with $100,000 in capital. Despite Sharps departing from the company ...
The .50-140 Sharps, also known as the .50-3 1 ⁄ 4" 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 .45-90 Sharps, also known as the .45-2 4 ⁄ 10" Sharps, is a black powder rifle cartridge introduced in 1877 by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company and was developed for hunting and long range target shooting. In the modern day, it is used for Black Powder Cartridge Rifle competitions. [1]
These rifles were designed for very large black-powder cartridges, from military-issue .45-70 on up to the enormous .50-140 Sharps and .500 Express; early repeating actions were not capable of handling rounds of this power and physical size. The single-shot big-game rifle would only be displaced by bolt-action repeaters firing high-velocity ...
Three types of rifles in particular were used by professional bison hunters, namely the Sharps rifle with a 90, 100 or 110 grain powder load, the Springfield Rifle and the Remington No.1 rifle otherwise known simply as the Rolling block. [1] The Sharps was the favorite among hunters because of its accuracy at long range. [2]
The Sharps rifle was designed with a vertical dropping block action, operated by a lever which also served as a trigger guard. The action was not only strong but limited the release of gases when the gun was discharged. Sharps' first rifle, the Model 1849, was manufactured by A.S. Nippes & Co. at Mill Creek, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery ...