Christian Sharps

Inventor

1810 – 1874

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Who was Christian Sharps?

Christian Sharps was the inventor of the Sharps rifle, the first commercially successful breech loading rifle.

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Born
Jan 2, 1810
Washington
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Died
Mar 12, 1874
Vernon

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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