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11-610: It first appeared in 1879, manufactured by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company . Eventually Remington took over production and produced copies in .45-70 . Arguably this was the most modern rifle in the world, until the introduction of the 8mm Lebel M1886 rifle using smokeless powder , the Remington-Lee rifle utilized the first successful detachable box magazine , unlike the Lebel rifle which

22-734: 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 . 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

33-685: 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 the US Civil War for the Union Army, but the company was plagued by lawsuits and eventually succumbed to a shifting marketplace as repeating rifles became more popular with shooters. The building of

44-736: The Italian gunmaker Davide Pedersoli & Co. of Brescia, offer a line of Sharps reproductions. The Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company had manufactured bicycles under contract for Weed Sewing Machine Company in Hartford. When Sharps relocated to Bridgeport, the Weed Sewing Machine Company bought the old Hartford plant to manufacture bicycles themselves. 7.Marcot, Roy - Marron, Edward - Paxton, Ron. "Sharps Firearms: The Percussion Era 1848 - 1865" Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company

55-492: The defunct company was occupied in 1883 by Annsville Wire Mills, which moved out from Annsville, New York after a fire, and later by a typewriter company. Reproductions of the paper cartridge Sharps 1863 Rifle, the metallic cartridge 1874 Sharps Rifle, and Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 are manufactured today for use in hunting and target shooting. A number of companies, among them Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company and C. Sharps Arms Co. Inc., both of Big Timber, Montana , and

66-593: The quality of the ammunition. Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company 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 bearing his name, Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company produced over 100,000 rifles, but it dissolved in 1881 with

77-455: The widespread use of repeating rifles. Christian Sharps (1810–1874), patented his rifle in 1848. The first contract for 5,000 rifles was in 1850 and manufacturing started in 1851. The Model 1851 "box-lock" was developed by Christian Sharps, Rollin White , and Richard Lawrence at Robbins & Lawrence of Windsor, Vermont. The second contract for 15,000 rifles was so large that no suitable land

88-618: Was available in Windsor, Vermont. The holding company advanced Robbins & Lawrence $ 40,000 to purchase 25 acres (100,000 m ) of land in Hartford, Connecticut, and to erect a brick factory building. Christian Sharps left the Company in 1853. He later formed a partnership with William Hankins in 1862, known as Sharps & Hankins . In 1855, manufacturing was moved to Hartford and continued until 1876. Operations were then moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut . In 1872, Sharps introduced

99-688: Was passed up in favor of the Krag–Jørgensen in 1892. In 1884, China acquired 13,000 Remington-Lees chambered in .43 Spanish (11.15×58mmR). Of these, around 4,000 Model 1882 rifles were rechambered in .43 Spanish. During the Sino-French War they proved to be highly effective against the French Army , which predominantly used the single-shot Gras rifle . New Zealand purchased 500 for its militia in 1887, also chambered in .43 Spanish . These were quickly replaced after many complaints about

110-713: Was responsible for all early drawings and mechanical drawings and prototype work on the Model 1863 and deserves credit as the second founder of Sharps and its re-introduction into the modern era. Shiloh produces two basic models of rifle, the Sharps 1863 which is a percussion rifle, and the Sharps 1874, which is a black-powder cartridge rifle (BPCR). Both rifles are produced in several variants, such as single or double trigger, upgraded wood, finish, etc. Various barrel lengths and shapes (round, octagonal, half-round, etc.). Rifles chambered in "standard" factory rounds are warranted for shooting factory smokeless powder ammunition as well, such as

121-515: Was still using a fixed tubular magazine . The design was incorporated by the British into the Lee–Metford and Lee–Enfield rifles, thereby becoming one of the most widely used rifle designs of the early to mid-20th century. Remington 's version of the Model 1879 saw only limited use by the U.S. Navy and the Model 1882 was tested by U.S. Army and issued on a very limited scale. Ultimately, it

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