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      • Sharps' initial rifle was patented September 12, 1848, and manufactured by A. S. Nippes at Mill Creek in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1850.
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    History. Sharps' initial rifle was patented September 12, 1848, [6] and manufactured by A. S. Nippes at Mill Creek in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1850. [7] The second model used the Maynard tape primer, and surviving examples are marked Edward Maynard - Patentee 1845.

  3. Christian Sharps (January 2, 1810March 12, 1874) was the inventor of the Sharps rifle, the first commercially successful breech-loading rifle and the Sharps Four Barrel Pistol, and Sharps Breech-Loading Pistol.

  4. Dec 14, 2023 · The simple, sturdy Sharps breechloading mechanism was relatively easy to copy, and the Confederacy made its own carbine version between 1862 and 1864. Initially the S.C. Robinson Company in Richmond made about 1,900 carbines.

  5. Christian Sharps (18101874), 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.

  6. Sharps started his career as a filer in the National Armoury at Harpers Ferry, but he soon started to experiment with his own weapons. The original Sharps patent was granted to Sharps in 1848. Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company was established in 1851 and the factory was located in Hartford, Connecticut.

  7. May 21, 2021 · The history of the single-shot that tamed the West began on September 12, 1848, when Christian Sharps patented a unique breech-loading rifle that utilized a lever-operated sliding...

  8. Christian Sharps, inventor of the Sharps Carbine, worked under Captain John Harris Hall at Harper’s Ferry Armory and learned the technique used to make interchangeable parts.1 Hall’s carbine inspired Sharps to make his own gun, and in 1848 Sharps patented his invention.2 Christian Sharps served as technical advisor to the Sharps Rifle ...

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