Sharps Collector Association
Utilizing the familiar hammer and dropping block the action of these pistols look like the later Civil War carbines and rifles. Some 500 small frames, caliber .31 were made in Philadelphia between 1855 and 1856. A larger frame pistol, in caliber .36, was then made between 1857 and 1858. Approximately 350 of these were manufactured. |
This interesting weapon was an attempt to use the pistol actions that were on hand at the Philadelphia factory. First produced in 1857 about 500 were manufactured until 1860. This was a time when different self-contained cartridges were being experimented with and this unusual rifle can be found in paper (usually .36 caliber), wire ejector (calibers .34 - .44), and mule-ear cartridges (also .34 - .44). |
Pistol Models
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