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Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 Mid-Range Rifle

TITLE: Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 Mid-Range Rifle

MAKER: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Co.

MADE IN: Bridgeport, CT

CALIBER: .40 Caliber

DATE: 1878-1881

DIMENSIONS: Barrel: 30”   Length: 46 ½”    Height: 6”

INSCRIPTION:Serial Number 17090 / Barrel: OLD RELIABLE   SHARP’S RIFLE CO. BRIDGEPORT, CONN.

CREDIT LINE: Guns from the Browning-Cowan Family

OBJECT ID: 986-12-016a

This Sharps was designed by Hugo Borchardt. It was the last firearm developed by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company, which dissolved in 1881.