For the novel by Bernard Cornwell Sharpe s Rifles novel Infobox Weapon is ranged yes name Sharpsrifle image File Berdan Sharps rifle.jpg 300px caption origin flag United States 1848 type Rifle , Carbine ... lb abbr on length convert 47 in part length feed 1 round Sharpsrifle s were a series of large bore ... designs to transition to metallic cartridge use. Reproductions of the Sharpsrifle are currently ... in the Western genre. History Sharps s initial rifle was patented September 17, 1848 ref http ... was made for 15,000 rifles and the SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company was organized as a holding ... that made the rifle famous. The 1874 pattern Sharps was a particularly popular rifle ... the Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 , the last rifle made by the SharpsRifle Co. before its closing in 1881. Reproductions of the paper cartridge Sharps M1859 and M1863 Rifle and Carbine, the metallic cartridge 1874 SharpsRifle, and Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 are being manufactured today. They are used ... Model 1852 Slanting Breech Carbine, open for loading, two primer tapes The military Sharpsrifle also known as the Berdan Sharpsrifle was a falling block rifle used during and after the American ... percussion caps. The SharpsRifle was produced by the SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company in Hartford ... that they would encourage men to waste ammunition. In addition, the SharpsRifle was expensive ... 00.45 13 June 2011 ref Unlike the Sharpsrifle, the carbine was very popular and almost 90,000 ... of animals at ranges up to 500 meters. Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company , and C Sharps Arms of Big Timber, Montana , have been manufacturing reproductions of the SharpsRifle since 1983 and 1979, respectively. In film Movies which showed the strengths of the Sharpsrifle are the 1990 Western genre western Quigley Down Under where Tom Selleck s title character s Sharpsrifle has a 34 barrel ... did in 1990, the Sharpsrifle practically co stars with Tom Selleck. ref TCI the business of entertainment ... more details
Infobox Company name SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company logo type Privately held company Private genre ... U.S. key people John C. Palmer, Christian Sharps, Richard S. Lawrence industry firearms products Rifle s services market cap revenue operating income net income aum assets equity owner num employees parent divisions subsid homepage footnotes intl yes SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company was the manufacturer of SharpsRifle . It was organized by Samuel Robbins and Richard S. Lawrence as a holding ... Christian Sharps 1810 1874 , patented his rifle in 1848. The first contract for 5,000 rifles was in 1850 and manufacturing started in 1851. The Model 1851 box lock was developed Christian Sharps, Rollin ... designed the last rifle made by the company, the Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 . The SharpsRifle Co. closed down in 1881. Reproductions of the paper cartridge Sharps 1863 Rifle, the metallic cartridge 1874 SharpsRifle, and Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 are manufactured today. They are used in hunting and target shooting. A number of companies, among them Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company and C. Sharps ... Various See also SharpsRifleSharps Borchardt Model 1878 Coach Gun http www.earmi.it Enciclopedia ..., Christian Sharps an engineer, and Richard S. Lawrence as master armorer and superintendent ... factory building. Christian Sharps left the Company in 1853. He later formed a partnership with William Hankins in 1862, known as Sharps & Hankins . In 1855, manufacturing was moved to Hartford and continued until 1876. Operations were then moved to Bridgeport, Connecticut . In 1872, Sharps introduced the .50 90 Sharps hunting cartridge. ref name accurate2 Accurate Smokeless Powders Loading ..., offer a line of Sharps reproductions. border 1 cellspacing 0 cellpadding 2 Production Sharps Model Type Caliber 1849 to 1850 Model 1849 Rifle 0.44 1850 to 1850 Model 1850 Rifle 0.44 1852 to 1855 Model 1851 Carbine .36, .44, .52 1853 to 1855 Model 1852 Rifle 0.52 1853 to 1855 Model 1852 Carbine ... more details
Sharps may refer to Medical instruments etc which are disposed of as Sharps waste Sharps, Virginia , unincorporated community in USA SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company firearms company Sharps Buffalo RifleSharps Carbine Sharps Brewery Rock, Cornwall, UK cask conditioned beer brewery Sharpie gangs , Australian suburban gangs of the 1970s Skinheads Against Racial Prejudice People with the surname Sharp Christian Sharps 1810 1874 , American firearms designer Ian Sharps born 1980 , English footballer See also Sharp disambiguation disambig ... more details
. While at Harpers Ferry, Sharps was introduced to the Hall rifle , an early breech loader, and worked for its inventor, Captain John H. Hall . The Hall rifle was produced at Harpers Ferry. The deficiencies of the Hall rifle may have caused Sharps to adopt his new design. Sharps also became versed in the manufacture of weapons with fully interchangeable parts . The Sharpsrifle was designed with a vertical .... Succumbing to tuberculosis, Sharps died in Vernon, on March 12, 1874. See also SharpsRifle Bibliography ... Firearms . Smith, Winston O. The SharpsRifle . Severn, James E. The Sharps Sporting Rifle , in The American ...Infobox person name Christian Sharps image image size caption birth name Christian Sharps birth date ... Sarah Elizabeth Chadwick religion children Satella Sharps, Leon Stewart Sharps relatives signature website footnotes Christian Sharps , January 2, 1810 March 12, 1874 the inventor of the first commercially successful breech loading rifle, was born in Washington, New Jersey in 1810. He married Sarah ... Satella and son Leon Stewart. Sharps was issued a patent for his design on September 12, 1848. He was awarded a total of fifteen firearms related patents. Although not the first breech loading rifle, Sharps was the first to be accepted widely and, with the onset of the American Civil War , the first to be produced in large quantities. The Sharps, in a carbine version, was the most widely used cavalry ... government to arm its mounted troops. Sharps designed firearms later saw extensive use in the American ... used extensively in international shooting competitions through the late 19th century. Sharps began ... was not only strong but limited the release of gases when the gun was discharged. Sharps first rifle, the Model 1849, was manufactured by A.S. Nippes & Co. at Mill Creek, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Although the SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company bore his name, Christian Sharps was not the company s owner. He left the firm, first to form C. Sharps and Company in 1853 ... more details
Sharpsrifle could use. Specifications The .50 90 Sharps is similar to the .50 100 Sharps and .50 110 Sharps cartridges. While all three use the same convert 2.5 in mm adj on case, the latter two ... ftlb f J of energy. ref name ASP History Image Shiloh Sharps 50 90.jpg thumb 300px left Shiloh Sharpsrifle with .50 90 Sharps cartridges The .50 90 was created specifically with buffalo hunting ...Infobox Firearm Cartridge name .50 90 Sharps image File Sharps 50 90.jpg frameless caption .50 90 Sharps cartridges origin USA type Blackpowder Rifle Service history service used by USA wars Production history designer SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company design date 1872 manufacturer SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company production date 1875 number variants .50 100, .50 110 Specifications is SI specs parent .50 Basic case type Rimmed, straight taper bullet .512 neck .528 shoulder .528 base .585 rim dia .663 rim thick case length 2.50 length 3.20 rifling primer Large rifle Ballistic performance is SI ballistics bw1 365 btype1 FN vel1 1814 en1 2668 bw2 440 btype2 FN vel2 1749 en2 2989 bw3 550 btype3 FN vel3 1448 en3 2561 bw4 btype4 vel4 en4 bw5 btype5 vel5 en5 test barrel length balsrc Accurate black powder ref name ASP Accurate Smokeless Powders Loading Guide Number Two Revised , Book by Accurate Arms Co, Wolfe Publishing, 2000 p.368 ref The .50 90 Sharpsrifle cartridge firearms cartridge is a black powder cartridge that was introduced by SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company in 1872 as a buffalo American bison hunting round. Like other large black powder rounds, it incorporates a heavy bullet ... of powder so they can shoot flatter. While all rifles made for the .50 90 Sharps should be able to use ..., ISBN 0 87349 178 5 p. 140 ref Billy Dixon used a Sharps .50 90 at the Second Battle of Adobe Walls ... much more popular. References references Commons category Category Pistol and rifle cartridges 50 90 Sharps cs .50 90 Sharps de .50 90 Sharps ... more details
3 years after the SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company SharpsRifle Company closed its doors in 1881. It is similar to, though larger than, the .50 90 Sharps . Specifications Bullet diameter ... with big game hunting in mind, and was the most powerful of the Sharps Buffalo cartridges. ref name accurate cite web title .50 140 Sharps url http www.accuratepowder.com data PerCaliber2Guide Rifle ... Revised , Book by Accurate Arms Co, Wolfe Publishing, 2000 p. 371 refend DEFAULTSORT 50 140 Sharps Category Pistol and rifle cartridges 50 140 Sharps de .50 140 Sharps ...Infobox Firearm Cartridge name .50 140 Sharps image Image 50 140 sharps.jpg 300px caption .50 140 Sharps cartridges origin USA type Blackpowder Rifle Service history service used by USA wars Production history designer design date 1884 manufacturer production date 1884 number Specifications is SI specs parent .50 Basic case type Rimmed, straight taper bullet .512 neck .529 shoulder .529 base .551 rim dia .652 rim thick case length 3.25 length 3.95 rifling primer Large rifle Ballistic performance is SI ballistics bw1 638 btype1 FN vel1 1413 en1 2829 test barrel length 30 balsrc The Complete Blackpowder Handbook ref name BP1 The Complete Blackpowder Handbook 3rd Edition , Book by Sam Fadala, Krause Publishing, 1996 p.248 ref The .50 140 Sharpsrifle cartridge firearms cartridge is a black powder cartridge that was introduced in 1884 as a big game hunting round. ref name BP1 It is believed to have been introduced for the Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 rifle. ref cite book last Walter first John title The Guns that Won the West Firearms on the American Frontier, 1848 1898 year 2006 publisher Greenhill Books isbn 978 1 85367 692 5 pages 304 page 264 ref The cartridge is very similar to the .500 Nitro Express . ref cite book last Wieland first Terry title Dangerous Game Rifles year 2006 publisher ... , and so is used less frequently. See also List of rifle cartridges 13 mm caliber 13 mm caliber greater ... more details
. 247 DEFAULTSORT 45 90 Sharps Category 1877 introductions Category Pistol and rifle cartridges ammo ...infobox firearm cartridge name .45 90 Sharps image caption origin flagcountry United States type Hunting , Target Shooting Service history service used by wars Production history designer design date 1877 manufacturer SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company production date number variants Specifications is SI specs parent case type bullet neck shoulder base rim dia rim thick case length length case capacity rifling primer max pressure max cup filling filling weight detonation yield Ballistic performance is SI ballistics bwunit bw1 btype1 vel1 en1 bw2 btype2 vel2 en2 bw3 btype3 vel3 en3 bw4 btype4 vel4 en4 bw5 btype5 vel5 en5 test barrel length balsrc The .45 90 Sharps Cartridge firearms cartridge is a Gunpowder black powder round introduced in 1877 by the SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company . Also known as the .45 2 4 10 , the cartridge was developed for hunting and long range target shooting. While various bullet weights were used, a typical load for the .45 90 was a powder charge convert 90 gr gunpowder black powder with a bullet weighing convert 400 gr . Such a load would have about convert 1300 ft s m s abbr on muzzle velocity. .45 90 Express unreferenced section date October 2010 The .45 90 Express is a modern adaptation of .45 90 Sharps which uses the same 2.4 inch case, but uses smokeless powder loaded to pressures up to 45,000 psi. With a 26 inch barrel the .45 90 Express is capable of over 4,200 ft lbs muzzle energy. Many modern single shot or break barrel .45 70 rifles can be easily reamed by a competent do it yourselfer to shoot .45 90 Express. These rifles include the Ruger No. 1 , New England Firearms Buffalo Classic, and the Pedersoli Kodiak Mark IV. When used in modern repeating firearm such as a converted Marlin Model 336 Conversions Marlin 1895 , Lee Enfield Enfield ... for deer hunting. See also List of rifle cartridges References Reflist Refimprove date September ... more details
Image Syringe2.jpg thumb 300px Syringe with needle Sharps waste is a form of medical waste composed of used sharps , which includes any device or object used to puncture or lacerate the skin. Sharps waste ... materials treated as sharps waste are Syringe s and injection devices Blade s Contaminated glass ... to them will also be considered sharps waste. Examples of such attachments could be a tube or Vacutainer . The entire complex is treated as one unit of sharps waste, even though the attached item ... and blades are always treated and handled with the highest concern as sharps waste. This is regardless ... sharps waste, their handling methods can vary. Glass and plastic items, which have been contaminated ... definitions of specific materials that qualify. The treatment of a particular material as sharps ... material, injuries from sharps waste can pose a large public health concern. By penetrating the skin ... when handling sharps waste. The large volume handled by health care professionals on a daily .... The general public can be at direct risk to injuries from sharps waste as well. If these hazardous .... In addition, if sharps waste is not disposed, and removed from the environment, then it can be subject ... of hypodermic needle s and blades. The spread of disease through sharps waste is preventable through proper management and disposal. Management and disposal Image Sharps Container.jpg right thumb A sharps container is specially designed for safe disposal of sharps waste. Extreme care must be taken in the waste management management and disposal of sharps waste. The main goal in sharps waste ... in the disposal of sharps waste is to dispose of them in an autoclave . A less common approach is to incinerate them, typically only chemotherapy sharps waste is incinerated. Steps must be taken along the way to minimize the risk of injury from this material, while maximizing the amount of sharps material disposed. From the moment sharps waste is produced, it is to be handled as little as possible ... more details
Infobox football biography playername Ian Sharps image fullname Ian William Sharps ref name Hugman2009 10 372 Cite book editor first Barry J. editor last Hugman title The PFA Footballers Who s Who 2009 10 year 2009 publisher Mainstream Publishing isbn 9781845964740 page 372 ref height height ft 6 in 3 dateofbirth Birth date and age 1980 10 23 df y cityofbirth Warrington countryofbirth England currentclub Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town clubnumber 5 position Defender association football Defender youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 1998 2006 years2 2006 2010 years3 2010 clubs1 Tranmere Rovers F.C. Tranmere Rovers clubs2 Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United clubs3 Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town caps1 170 goals1 6 caps2 159 goals2 8 caps3 83 goals3 2 LEAGUE APPS & GOALS ONLY pcupdate 00 29, 15 April 2012 UTC Ian William Sharps born 23 October 1980 is an England English football soccer footballer , currently playing for Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury in Football League Two League Two . Career Born in Warrington , Sharps is a tall central defender who signed for Tranmere Rovers after serving as a trainee and soon established himself as a first team regular making almost 200 appearances. Sharps joined Rotherham United F.C. Rotherham United on a two year deal during the summer of 2006. ref name Tranmere s Sharps joins Millers cite news title Tranmere s Sharps joins Millers url ... 23 ref Sharps played his 100th game for the Millers in their FA Cup tie away at Aldershot Town F.C. ... and has established himself as one of Rotherham s most consistent performers. Sharps got voted Rotherham ... season. On 14 June 2010, Sharps signed for Shrewsbury Town F.C. Shrewsbury Town , and has been named as club captain. References Reflist External links soccerbase id 15076 name Ian Sharps 2009 10 Football ... League Two PFA Team of the Year Shrewsbury Town F.C. squad Persondata NAME Sharps, Ian William ALTERNATIVE ... , England DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sharps, Ian Category 1980 births Category Living ... more details
Image Sharps Container.jpg thumb 200px right Immediate disposal of used needles into a sharps container is standard procedure. A sharps container is a container that is filled with used medical Hypodermic needle needle s and other sharp medical instruments, such as an Intravenous therapy IV catheter . They fit into two main types single use which are disposed of with the waste inside, reusable which are robotically emptied and sterilised before being returned for re use. It is standard practice in developed and even underdeveloped countries for used needles to be placed immediately into a sharps container after a single use, with only a few exceptions to the general rule. Sharing needles is often the cause of AIDS HIV and other Blood borne disease blood borne infections spreading among intravenous drug users. Needles are dropped into the container without touching the outside of the container. Needles should never be pushed or forced into the container, as damage to the container and or needlestick injury needlestick injuries may result. In most countries around the world, recapping and de notching needles is also no longer accepted practice. Proper use of a sharps container includes pick up by or delivery to an approved red bag or medical waste treatment site. In addition to this pre existing safety measure, all U.S. medical and educational staff are federally required to be tested on their knowledge of bloodborne pathogens. The most common sharps containers red plastic in the US, yellow plastic elsewhere were first developed in 1979 when http www.frontier group.co.uk Frontier Plastics Ltd of South Wales in the UK recognized the need for a purpose designed container for the safe disposal of clinical sharps developing the original http www.sharpsafe.co.uk Sharpsafe container which was first marketed in 1980. During the last ten years, increased worldwide focus on safety ... Daniels Sharpsmart in 1986 and now used around the world. In the United States, sharps ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date December 2009 Sharps Pixley was formed through the merger of two of London London s leading gold dealers, Sharps Wilkins and Pixley & Abell . It was acquired ... was bought from Kleinwort Benson by Deutsche Bank who no longer use the Sharps Pixley brand and sit on the London Fixing committee under their own name. In 1995 Sharps Pixley trade name expires and in 1998 is brought by Ross Norman. Deutsche Bank closed Sharps Pixley in 2001 and was reopened ... and information about the precious metals markets. History of Sharps Pixley 1778 1795 William Sharp ... bankers. Even so, Sharps had a turnover of 47,000 in 1812, equal to nearly 200,000 t.oz. of silver. Silver ... around 2 million t.oz. and reached 1 million in 1830. In 1835 Sharps, backed by miners and banks ... the partnership, now Sharps & Wilkins. However, both Sharps died shortly afterwards perhaps the reason for Wilkins joining if they were in poor health . The Sharps name, known in the City for over .... Sharps & Wilkins profits shot up from 4,980 in 1847 to 14,523 in 1853. They faced competition ... remained until 1957, when they merged with Sharps & Wilkins as Sharps Pixley. Another newcomer, Samuel Montagu & Co. , bankers and bullion brokers, opened in 1853. They completed the line up of Sharps ... was that Matthey gave Sharps preference in marketing refined gold. 1871 1897 Gold for India ... silver market after 1900 was buying for Indian coinage, while outwitting Bombay speculators. Sharps ... tested all the brokers. Sharps was caught out not taking adequate margin from an Indian ..., Pixley & Abell, Sharps & Wilkins, and Samuel Montagu & Co., were given the opportunity of bidding and would ... to European and Indian selling, with the United States the sole buyer. The silver fixing at Sharps ... later Sharps & Wilkins and Pixley & Abell merged into a private unlimited partnership, Sharps Pixley. The partners were Louis Balfour a Sharps partner since 1916 , Stewart Pixley, grandson of the founder ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name The Five Sharps image caption image size background group or band alias origin Queens, New York instrument genre Doo Wop occupation years active 1952 label Jubilee Records Jubilee associated acts website current members past members Robert Ward br Tom Duckett br Ronald Cuffey br Mickey Owens br Clarence Bassett notable instruments The Five Sharps were a short lived vocal group from Queens, NY . They are best known today for their recording of Stormy Weather song Stormy Weather . Stormy Weather is today considered one of the most collectible doo wop singles ever released. ref name Answers cite web url http www.answers.com topic the five sharps title The Five Sharps work Answers.com accessdate 2008 09 07 ref After the group broke up, several of the members went on to join other groups, such as The Videos band The Videos . The recording of Stormy Weather In 1952, after months of performing at local functions, The Five Sharps were spotted by a producer and taken into a studio to record two songs. The group recorded their own Sleepy Cowboy and the standard Stormy Weather song Stormy Weather . The session took most of the day and they were paid in hot dog s and soda pop . ref name electricearl cite web url http www.electricearl.com dws stormy.html title The Five Sharps Stormy Weather The ultimate doo wop record accessdate 2008 09 07 ref First tenor Bobby Ward remembers that sales of Stormy Weather were so bad that he and the other members had to buy their own copies even though they d never been paid for the recording in the first place. ref name electricearl The song was released on Jubilee 5104. The 78 In late 1961 ... web url http www.uncamarvy.com 5Sharps 5sharps.html title The 5 Sharps work Marv Goldberg s R&B Notebooks ... of the song grew, Jubilee hired a new group of musicians, under the name of The Five Sharps. They then recorded ... York . References reflist DEFAULTSORT Five Sharps Category Jubilee Records artists Category Doo ... more details
Infobox settlement name Sharps official name settlement type Unincorporated community nickname motto Images image skyline imagesize image caption image flag image seal Maps pushpin map Virginia pushpin label position left the position of the pushpin label left, right, top, bottom, none pushpin map caption Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia pushpin mapsize image map map caption Location within Richmond county image map1 mapsize1 map caption1 Location subdivision type List of countries Country subdivision name United States subdivision type1 Political divisions of the United States State subdivision name1 Virginia subdivision type2 List of counties in Virginia County subdivision name2 Richmond County, Virginia Richmond government footnotes government type leader title leader name leader title1 leader name1 established title established date Area unit pref Imperial area footnotes area magnitude area total km2 area land km2 area water km2 Population population as of United States Census, 2000 2000 population footnotes population total population density km2 auto General information timezone Eastern Time Zone Eastern EST utc offset 5 timezone DST EDT utc offset DST 4 elevation footnotes elevation ft 30 coordinates display inline,title coordinates type region US type city latd 37 latm 49 lats 26 latNS N longd 76 longm 42 longs 03 longEW W Area postal codes & others postal code type ZIP code s postal code area code blank name Federal Information Processing Standard FIPS code blank info blank1 name Geographic Names Information System GNIS feature ID blank1 info website footnotes Sharps formerly, Griffin , Milden , Milden Village , Milden Wharf , Milton , Milton Wharf , Sharp s Wharf , and Sharps Wharf is an unincorporated community in Richmond County, Virginia Richmond County , Virginia . It lies at an elevation of 30 feet 9 m . ref gnis 1474452 ref References reflist Richmond County, Virginia Category Populated places in Richmond County, Virginia Category Unincorporated ... more details
Infobox Weapon name Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 image Image Sharps Borchardt Mod 1878.JPG 300px Hammerless Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 caption origin flag USA type Single shot rifle Type selection is ranged yes is bladed is explosive is artillery is vehicle is missile is UK Service history service used by wars Production history designer Hugo Borchardt design date manufacturer SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company unit cost production date 1877 to 1881 number 22,000 approx. variants General specifications ... cartridge .45 and .50 caliber Sharps cartridge weight caliber barrels action Hammerless , falling block , Single shot rate velocity range max range feed sights The Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 is a single shot hammerless falling block action rifle designed by Hugo Borchardt and made by the SharpsRifle Manufacturing Company . It closely resembles older SharpsRifle s but has a firing mechanism that uses a hammerless striker rather than a hammer and firing pin like the old SharpsRifle. This hammerless ... of the Sharps single shot rifles, and the Borchardt did not sell very well. According to company records 22,500 rifles were made in all models from 1877 until the SharpsRifle Co. closed down ... Reflist See also Farquharson rifle Ruger No. 1 External links http www.rifleshootermag.com gunsmithing sharps 1125 Remodeling an 1878 Sharps Military Rifle into a Midrange Target Category Early rifles ..., Sporting, and Express. The Military Sharps Borchardt was made only in .45 70 with 32 round barrels ... first Martin last Rywell coauthors Christian Sharps publisher Pioneer Press year 1957 pages 22 ..., and Massachusetts. ref name rotw Notwithstanding its lack of commercial success the Sharps Borchardt ... rifle action ever built before the later 20th century. The gun was revolutionary at its time for its ... for heavy .45 and .50 caliber Sharps big game cartridges. ref name rotw cite book title Rifles of the World ... ref A company known as Borchardt Rifle Corporation ref http brcrifles.com Borchardt Rifle Corp., Silver ... more details
other uses Rifle disambiguation Infobox book name The Rifle image File Rifle cover.jpg 180px author Gary Paulsen illustrator cover artist Jennifer Jackman photograph Stockbyte Getty Images Getty country United States language English subject U.S. history, rifles genre historical fiction publisher Bantam Books Bantam Doubleday pub date 1995 pages 112 isbn 0440219205 oclc dewey congress The Rifle is a 1995 novel by American writer Gary Paulsen . ref name googlebooks Cite book last Paulsen first Gary authorlink Gary Paulsen title The Rifle publisher Harcourt Books date location url http books.google.com books?id zAPJrQqJhFMC&dq 22gary paulsen 22 the rifle&printsec frontcover&source bl&ots 22GlEcxpE3&sig 2NVlUCVkILqNJ1al6Wgvu1YG4x4&hl en&ei 9SMCS8 cB8XBnge8 h4&sa X&oi book result&ct result&resnum ... , written for a Young adult fiction young adult audience. The story focuses on the history of a rifle ... of the rifle, Paulsen matter of factly deals with the importance of handling guns responsibly, and attempts ... can be a terrible object and idea, and if this was a rifle that was capable of killing people, why ... page in the back of the book. ref name amazon Cite web title The Rifle Mass Market Paperback publisher Amazon.com url http www.amazon.com Rifle Gary Paulsen dp 0440219205 accessdate 2009 11 16 ref ref name inkweaver Cite web title The Rifle, by Gary Paulson publisher Inkweaver Review url http inkweaver review.blogspot.com 2008 04 rifle by gary paulson.html accessdate 2009 11 16 ref Plot The rifle ... . The rifle ultimately comes to rest on the mantle of Harv, a mechanic. On Christmas Eve , 1994, Harv is poking at his fireplace when a spark ignites the rifle, causing it to go off. The bullet ... tree. The books ends with Harv throwing the rifle in a river only to be recovered by another ... onepage&q &f false The Rifle by Gary Paulsen, at Google Books http www.randomhouse.com teachers catalog display.pperl?isbn 9780440219200&view tg Teacher s Guide to The Rifle DEFAULTSORT Rifle Category ... more details
Other uses Imageframe width 350 right content File Baker rifle no bayonet .png 350px A Baker rifle File Rifle Springfield M1903.jpg 350px A M1903 Springfield rifle File M16A1 brimob.jpg 350px M16A1 caption Top A Baker rifle , a 19th century rifle br Middle A M1903 Springfield Springfield 03 rifle , an early 20th century bolt action rifle br Bottom M16A1 an early gas powered, magazine fed assault rifle align right File Rifles1905 2.jpg thumb 350px Latest rifles of year 1905 A rifle is a firearm designed .... The word rifle originally referred to the grooving, and a rifle was called a rifled gun. Rifles ... gun. Furthermore, in many works of fiction a rifle refers to any weapon that has a stock firearm stock ... e.g. a laser rifle . Formerly, rifles only fired a single projectile with each squeeze of the trigger ..., many light machine guns such as the Russian RPK are adaptations of existing automatic rifle designs. Generally, the difference between an automatic rifle and a machine gun comes down to weight and feed ... guns are often crewed by more than one soldier, the rifle is an individual weapon. The term rifle is sometimes used to describe rifled weapons firing explosive shells for example the recoilless rifle ... rifled barrel Image Girdled bullet and twin rifle groove.jpg thumb 175px right Girdled bullet and twin rifle groove of the Brunswick rifle , mid 19th century The origins of rifling are difficult ... volley fire, and the average soldier could be easily trained to use them. The muzzle loaded rifle ... as American sharpshooters and riflemen during the War of 1812 , used the rifle to great effect ... with the Baker rifle . These Rifle Regiments were deployed as skirmishers during the Peninsular war ... and long range. Muzzle loading Main Muzzle loading rifle Gradually, rifles appeared with cylindrical ... muzzle loading rifle, with a closely fitting ball to take the rifling grooves, was loaded with difficulty ... dirty easily. Mini system The Rifled Musket Main Mini ball Mini rifle File Japanese Minie rifle ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Sharps Creek Archeological Site nrhp type image caption nearest city Lindsborg, Kansas locmapin Kansas area architect architecture added June 22, 1972 governing body Private refnum 72001450 ref name nris NRISref 2007a ref Sharps Creek Archeological Site or Swenson Archeological Site 14MP301 is an historic site in Lindsborg, Kansas . The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. References reflist External links http www.archaeophysics.com sharps index.html Further information about Sharps Creek Archeological Site Pre Columbian North America Registered Historic Places Category National Register of Historic Places in Kansas Category Archaeological sites in Kansas Category Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas Category Geography of McPherson County, Kansas Kansas NRHP stub ... more details
Sharps Chapel is an unincorporated community in Union County, Tennessee Union County , Tennessee . History American Revolutionary War veteran Henry Sharp settled in the area on a convert 700 acre ha adj on land grant . ref name KimTrent Kim Trent, http blogs.metropulse.com saving places 2009 03 one of my most interesting.html Resurrection in Sharps Chapel , Metro Pulse .com, March 27, 2009 ref A post office was established in the area in 1866 and has operated continuously since that time. Initially the post office was called Clinch River, but in 1869, the name was changed to Sharps Chapel. ref Union County Post Offices and Postmasters, http www.tngenweb.org union po a l.html A L and http www.tngenweb.org union po m w.html M Z ref Sharps Chapel is assigned zip code 37866. The Bait Ousley house in Sharps Chapel has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places since 1978. This brick Federal style house was built by Jacob Sharp, a son of Henry Sharp, in 1835. The house was sold to Jacob Ousley in 1874 and remained in his family for 132 years, but it was unoccupied for almost 30 years beginning in the 1970s, and was considered to be a haunted house . In 2006 the house was purchased from one of Ousley s descendants, and the new owners began an extensive restoration. ref name KimTrent Geography Sharps Chapel is located at coord 36 20 37 N 83 48 15 W type city 36.3436912, 83.8040793 , at an elevation of 1,040 feet 317 m . ref gnis 1647534 ref Chuck Swan area Sharps ... Wildlife Resources Agency, accessed December 4, 2009 ref Education Sharps Chapel is the site of a Union County public elementary school . In the 2009 2010 school year, Sharps Chapel Elementary School enrolled 141 students in kindergarten through grade 5 . ref http www.ucps.org sce Sharps Chapel ... Florence Reece , who wrote the song Which Side Are You On? , was born in Sharps Chapel in 1900. ref ... Tennessee Localities S Sharps Chapel coord 36.3436912 83.8040793 display title Union County, Tennessee ... more details
Infobox lighthouse image name Sharps Island Light 2009.jpg caption Sharps Island Light, 2009 location SW of Tilghman Island , Chesapeake Bay , Maryland latd 38.6391 latNS N longd 76.3757 longEW W coordinates type type landmark coordinates footnotes yearlit 1838 original , 1866 second , 1882 current automated 1938 yeardeactivated 2010 foundation Concrete Caisson engineering caisson construction Cast iron shape Frustum of a Cone geometry cone height 35 feet 10.7 m lens Fourth order Fresnel lens Fresnel range characteristic builder status inactive currentlens 250 mm Polymethyl methacrylate acrylic Infobox nrhp embed yes name Sharps Island Light nrhp type image caption nearest city Tilghman Island, Maryland lat degrees 38 lat minutes 38 lat seconds 19 lat direction N long degrees 76 long ... body COAST GUARD refnum 82002821 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref The Sharps Island Light is the third ...?ID 430 title Sharps Island Light author Anderson, Kraig Lighthouse friends accessdate January 11 ... by an ice floe in 1977. The first lighthouse was built on Sharps Island in 1838, but due to the island ... light sharps.htm title Inventory of Historic Light Stations Sharps Island Light author National Park .... ref cite web url http www.cheslights.org heritage sharps.htm title Sharps Island Lighthouse author ..., but in poor condition. The Sharps Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic ... United States Coast Guard page 24 accessdate 2010 12 05 ref Image Sharps Island Light MD.jpg thumb ... 262 Sharps Island Lighthouse Solomons MD Aerial photographs at Marinas.com. http www.baygateways.net baylighthouses.cfm?id 29 Chesapeake Bay Gateways Network, Sharps Island Light. http www.cheslights.org heritage sharps.htm Chesapeake Lights, U.S. Lighthouse Society, Sharps Island Light including timeline. http cblights.com lights sharpsisland.html Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse Project Sharps ... in Talbot County, Maryland fr Phare de Sharps Island ... more details
USS Sharps AG 139 AKL 10 was a Camano class cargo ship Camano class cargo ship constructed for the U.S. ... with distinction in the Korean War . Constructed in Decatur, Alabama Sharps AG 139 was built in 1944 ... of small Army cargo ships transferred to the Navy for use among the Pacific islands, Sharps provided ... 1949, Sharps sailed to Pearl Harbor for an overhaul. From there, she steamed to American Samoa .... Korean War service When the yard work was completed, Sharps stood out of Pearl Harbor and sailed for Sasebo ..., supporting the United Nations forces in Inchon and Pohang , Korea . Sharps returned to Guam and central ... States. Post war decommissioning Sharps arrived at Astoria, Oregon , on 13 December 1955. In March ... 908 . Honors and awards Sharps received three battle stars for Korean War service UN Summer Fall ... Ship Photo Archive FS 385 AG 139 AKL 10 Sharps non breaking space to keep AWB drones from altering the space before the navbox Design 381 coastal freighters Camano class cargo ships DEFAULTSORT Sharps ... more details
Buffalo rifle generally refers to large calibre, generally single shot black powder cartridge firearms which were used to hunt the American Bison or buffalo to near extinction in the late 19th Century. Three types of rifles in particular were used by professional buffalo hunters, namely the Springfield Rifle , Remington No. 1 otherwise known simply as the Rolling block , and Sharpsrifle s. ref name smith oct2001 cite web last Smith first Clint title Buffalo Rifles of the Frontier url http findarticles.com p articles mi m0BQY is 10 47 ai 78130019 work Guns Magazine accessdate 19 September 2010 date Oct 2001 ref The Sharps was the favorite among hunters because of its accuracy at long range. ref name myth busting cite web last Venturino first Mike title The buffalo hunters and their rifles image polishing and myth busting url http findarticles.com p articles mi m0BQY is 8 52 ai n16498986 ?tag rbxcra.2.a.22 work Guns Magazine accessdate 19 September 2010 date August 2006 ref See also .45 70 .50 90 Sharps References Reflist Category Rifles Category Bison hunting firearm stub hunting stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Infobox Weapon name Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Carbine image caption origin flag U.S. type Rifle is ranged yes Service history service used by wars Production history designer design date 1862 manufacturer Sharps & Hankins unit cost production date 1862 1865 number 8,000 variants Navy type 24 barrel. Navy purchased 6,686 ref name Flayderman2001 Cite book last Flayderman first Norm authorlink Norm Flayderman coauthors title Flayderman s guide to antique American firearms... and their values date 2001 publisher Krause Publications location Iola, WI isbn 0 87349 313 3 pages 178 ref General specifications spec label weight length part length width height Ranged weapon specifications cartridge caliber .52 Cal action Breechloading rate velocity range max range feed sights The Sharps & Hankins Model 1862 Carbine was a breechloading rifle made by Sharps & Hankins Co. in the 1860s. The gun is a rimfire .52 caliber and was made in Philadelphia in a quantity of about 8,000. ref name Flayderman2001 References Reflist Category Rifles of the United States Gun stub ... more details
loading weapon s such as the Sharpsrifle and the Winchester rifle . Design The rifles are generally shorter and of a larger caliber than earlier long rifle Kentucky rifles from which they descend. The style of the rifles is the same as the Harpers Ferry Model 1803 , a half stock rifle although they also made some with full stock , with the same lines as the Kentucky Rifle. The plains rifle style ...Infobox Weapon is ranged Yes name Hawken Type Plains Rifle image File Hawken Rifle.jpg 300px caption Lyman Replica of Plains Rifle type Rifle , Long rifle origin flag United States 1822 service 1823 1870 designer Samuel Hawken design date 1823 number Approximately 200 variants Double set trigger weight ... Open blade sight The Hawken rifle was a muzzle loading rifle built by the Hawken brothers, and used .... It has become synonymous with the plains rifle , the buffalo gun, and the fur trapper s gun. Developed in the 1820s, it was eventually displaced by breechloaders such as the Sharpsrifle and lever action rifles which flourished after the Civil War. The Hawken plains rifle was made by Jacob and Samuel ... year 1968 pages xvi xvii isbn ref Samuel and Jacob were trained by their father as rifle smiths on the east ... known record of a Hawken rifle dates to 1823 when one was made for William Henry Ashley . ref name hanson cite book title The Hawken Rifle Its Place In History author Charles E. Hanson, Jr. year ... rifle company was sold in 1862, and the last rifle actually made by a Hawken was built in 1884 ... film Jeremiah Johnson starring Robert Redford as a mountain man who used such a rifle, and contributed ... The way to load and shoot a Hawken rifle http home.att.net mman MythHawken.htm Site examines why the Hawken rifle became famous as a mountain man s rifle. http books.google.com books?id NdbZBDzy3FgC ... and the rifle market. DEFAULTSORT Hawken Rifle Category Mountain men Category Early rifles Category ... Civil War rifles fr Hawken rifle pl Karabin Hawkena ... more details
Free rifle is the former name of four ISSF shooting events 300 metre rifle three positions 300 metre rifle prone 50 metre rifle three positions for men the female version was called standard rifle and then sport rifle 50 metre rifle prone for men the female version was called standard rifle and then sport rifle Disambig ... more details
. See also Berdan Sharpsrifle References reflist inline date May 2009 External links http www.MilitaryRifles.com ... Berdan I infantry rifle br Berdan II infantry rifle, dragoon rifle, cossack rifle, cavalry carbine ... rifle part length .83 m infantry rifle width height diameter crew Ranged weapon specifications cartridge ... side of the rear sight slide The Berdan rifle Vintovka Berdana in Russian is a Russia n rifle created ... in the Russian army from 1869 1891, the Berdan was replaced by the Mosin Nagant rifle. Widely used ... versions of the later single shot Berdan rifle were adopted as service weapons by Imperial ... stipulated 30,000 as a full length infantry rifle. Colt also manufactured a few half stock Berdan .... The Berdan II was produced in four variants an infantry rifle, the lighter and slightly shorter dragoon rifle, a cossack rifle with a button trigger and no trigger guard, and a cavalry carbine ... of all models is over 3 million. The rifle was known for its accuracy, simplicity and reliability ... to the Berdan II infantry rifle. The Berdanka, as it was called, continued on in Russian service ... over 50 years old . The Korean Empire used this rifle after the Korea royal refuge at the Russian ... as a main rifle, including Guard units until the Guard units rifles were replaced by the Mauser Model ... the Berdan with a magazine rifle, and this resulted in the adoption of the Mosin Nagant. In about ... on the Berdan rifle usually consist of the Russian Empire Imperial Russia n double headed eagle cypher on the top receiver flat. The manufacturer s name in Cyrillic, date of manufacture, and rifle ... more details
Encyclopedia
top
