![]() ![]() In the summer of 1974, two entirely different companies, separated by an ocean, independently set out to make a somewhat faithful modern-manufactured copy of the original Civil War era percussion Sharps breechloaders. ![]() The model 1863 comes in 50 caliber and 54 caliber.It may or may not be entirely correct to claim that more rifles of Sharps' design have been built in the past 32 years than during the entire 32-year run of original Sharps rifle production - but the modern total wouldn't miss it by much! ![]() Rifles chambered in "standard" factory rounds are warranted for shooting factory smokeless powder ammunition as well, such as the 30-40K. ![]() Various barrel lengths and shapes (round, octagonal, half-round, etc.). Both rifles are produced in several variants, such as single or double trigger, upgraded wood, finish, etc. 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). Len Mulé was responsible for all early drawings and mechanical drawings and prototype work on the Model 1863 and truly deserves the full credit for as the second founder of Sharps and its re-introducing into the modern era. 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. Previously, the Sharps rifle reproductions were manufactured by Shiloh Products Inc. Shiloh Sharps Rifle began production in 1983. 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 Rifle Manufacturing Company is a firearms manufacturer located in Big Timber, Montana, United States. Shiloh Sharps Rifles File:Shiloh Sharps.png ![]()
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