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.