Original U.S. Sharps Borchardt Old Reliable Model 1878 Breechloading Military Rifle - Serial 16919 Multi Nation Flags In particular the alarmingly large

In particular the alarmingly large number of accidental discharges when the breech-block was closed and high degree of hair triggers

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totalling 50 rounds all told

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but cleaning a couple of them with a wire wheel revealed that under the crud is a sound spring

Original U.S. Sharps Borchardt Old Reliable Model 1878 Breechloading Military Rifle - Serial 16919 Multi Nation Flags In particular the alarmingly largeOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 is a single shot hammerless falling block action rifle designed by Hugo Borchardt and made by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company. It closely resembles older Sharps Rifle but has firing mechanism uses a hammerless striker rather than a hammer and firing pin like the old Sharps Rifle. It was the last of the Sharps single shot rifles, and the Borchardt did not sell very well. Some