institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published loading...Updated

POTD: Sharps Model 1878 Borchardt - The Hammerless Evolution

Summary by alloutdoor.com
Welcome to today’s Photo of the Day! This J.P. Lower-marked Sharps Model 1878 Borchardt represents the final evolution of America’s most famous buffalo rifle, but with a revolutionary twist that confused traditional Sharps shooters. Hugo Borchardt designed it, and Sharps manufactured it from 1878-1881. This rifle kept the classic Sharps falling-block action but ditched the distinctive external hammer for an internal striker mechanism. The Model …
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.
Factuality

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

alloutdoor.com broke the news in on Tuesday, July 1, 2025.
Sources are mostly out of (0)