Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company

Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company
Company type	Private
Industry	Firearms
Founded	October 9, 1851 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Founder	Samuel Robbins and Richard S. Lawrence
Defunct	1881
Fate	Dissolved
Headquarters	Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Area served	United States
Key people	John C. Palmer, Christian Sharps, Richard S. Lawrence
Products	Single-shot rifles

Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company was the manufacturer of the Sharps Rifle. The company was organized by Samuel Robbins and Richard S. Lawrence as a holding company in Hartford, Connecticut, on October 9, 1851 with $100,000 in capital. Despite Sharps departing from the company bearing his name, Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company produced over 100,000 rifles, but it dissolved in 1881 with the widespread use of repeating rifles.^[1]

^ Foster-Harris, William (2007). The Look of the Old West: A Fully Illustrated Guide. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. pp. 67–69. ISBN 978-1-60239-024-9.

[Foster-Harris2007-1] Foster-Harris, William (2007). The Look of the Old West: A Fully Illustrated Guide. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. pp. 67–69. ISBN 978-1-60239-024-9.

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