Sharps rifle - Wikipedia
WEBSharps rifles are a series of large-bore, single-shot, falling-block, breech-loading rifles, beginning with a design by Christian Sharps in 1848 and ceasing production in 1881. They were renowned for long-range accuracy.
Sharps Rifles - Antique for sale - Guns International
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Collecting the Old Reliable Sharps Rifle - Gun Digest
WEBJan 4, 2011 — Other than a small-bore 31- and 38-caliber percussion drop-block rifle built in the late 1850s, the only other “long guns” actually produced by Christian Sharps were the Sharps & Hankins 52 rimfire single-shot carbines and rifles produced from 1861 to 1867.
The Breechloading Sharps: History & Performance
WEBMay 21, 2021 — Subsequent models, including the slant-breech Model of 1852, the extremely rare Model 1855 (of which only 800 were produced), and the more efficient vertical breechblock of the New Model 1859,...
1852 Slant-Breech Sharps - Forgotten Weapons
WEBDec 15, 2014 — It is an 1852 pattern rifle, which is rather rare, and does not have a patchbox in the stock. The top of the barrel is marked “D.C. HODGKINS & SONS MACON GA 1862” which would seems to suggest Confederate provenance, but I can’t find a reference to Hodgkins working on this type of rifle.
At The Museum: The “Beecher Bible” Sharps Model 1852 Carbine
WEBDec 23, 2016 — The Sharps rifle was invented by Christian Sharps who obtained a patent for a new design of a breech-loading rifle. Sharps, born in Washington, New Jersey worked as an apprentice to a gunsmith as a youth, and in the 1830s he went to work at Harpers Ferry Arsenal, studying under Captain John H. Hall, the…
The Rebirth Of "OLD RELIABLE" - The Sharps Rifle ... Part 1
WEBAug 1, 2017 — Other than a small-bore 31- and 38-caliber percussion drop-block rifle built in the late 1850's, the only other "long guns" actually produced by Christian Sharps were the Sharps & Hankins .52 rimfire single-shot carbines and rifles produced from 1861 to 1867. Sharps died March 12, 1874 at age 64.
Sharps Model 1852 Sporting Rifle for sale - Guns International
WEBSharps Model 1852 Sporting Rifle Description: 90-bore (.373 caliber). 27" octagonal barrel 44.70. SN: 3187. Browned and color casehardened finish, brass furniture, smooth, straight-gripped varnished walnut stock. Matching serial numbers on receiver tang, under barrel and in forend. Lock marked "C SHARPS'/PATENT/1852".
This is why the Sharps rifle was the deadliest weapon of the Civil …
WEBFeb 23, 2022 — Sharps Model 1852 “Slanting Breech” Carbine, under the forearm two primer-tapes. The process was too long, and the battlefield situation did not simplify it. Those holding muskets often got confused and missed a …
SHARPS MODEL 1852 ‘SLANT BREECH’ CARBINE — Horse Soldier
WEBOften confused with the similar “John Brown Sharps” and “Beecher’s Bibles”, this fine condition Model 1852 carbine is one of an estimated 5,000 such pieces made, and is the forerunner of the more famous model Sharps carbines of the Civil War.