| Name | Street | Town | State | From | To |
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| Sharps, Christian | Washington | New Yersey | 1810 | 1830s | |
| Sharps, Christian | Harpers Ferry | Virginia | 1830s | ||
| Sharps, Christian | Cincinnati, Hamilton county | Ohio | 1830s | 1848 | |
| Sharps, Christian | Mill Creek | Pennsylvania | 1848 | 1851 | |
| Sharps, Christian | Hartford | Connecticut | 1851 | ||
| Sharps, Christian | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 1861 |
| Patent | Date | Remarks |
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| 5,763 | September 12, 1848 | Sliding Breech-Pin and Self-Capping Gun Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page |
| 6,960 | December 18, 1849 | Method of Revolving the Hammers of Repeating Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page |
| 9,308 | October 5, 1852 | Method of Priming Firearms Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page Specification 3rd page |
| 9,820 | June 28, 1859 | Improvement in Percussion-Pellets Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page |
| 16,072 | November 11, 1856 | Improvement in Breech-Loading Guns Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page |
| 22,752 | January 25, 1859 | Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page |
| 22,753 | January 25, 1859 | Improvement in Breech-Loading Repeating Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification Specification 2nd page Specification 3rd page |
| 29,108 | July 10, 1860 | Improvement in Packing Cartridges Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
| 30,647 | November 16, 1860 | Improvement in Forming Cartridge-Cases Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
| 30,765 | November 27, 1860 | Improvement in the Revolving Blocks of Revolving Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
| RE1,199 | June 18, 1861 | Improvement in Breech-Loading Repeating Fire-Arms, part of patent 22,753 Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page Specification 3rd page |
| 32,790 | July 9, 1861 | Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
| 32,899 | July 23, 1861 | Improvement in Adjustable Back Sights for Fire-Arms view patent |
| 2,603 33,607 |
October 29, 1861 | Breech-Loading Fire-Arms view patent |
| 33,546 | October 22, 1861 | Improvement in Hammer-Guards to Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification 1st page |
| 34,987 | April 15, 1862 | Improvement in Metallic Cartridges Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
| 37,057 | December 2, 1862 | Improvement in Rifling-Machines Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
| RE1,455 | April 21, 1863 | Improvement in Packing Cartridges Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
| 40,772 | December 1, 1863 | Method of Priming Metallic Cartridges view patent |
| RE1,720 | July 5, 1864 | Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
| RE2,480 | February 12, 1867 | Improvement in Many-Barreled Fire-Arms, part of patent 22,753 Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
| RE2,481 | February 12, 1867 | Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
| 62,077 | February 12, 1867 | Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
| 118,752 | September 5, 1871 | Improvement in Revolving Fire-Arms view patent |
| 137,625 | April 8, 1873 | Improvement in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms Patent drawing Patent drawing, 2nd page Specification 1st page Specification 2nd page |
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See Sharps Became Sharps Rifle Mfg. Co in 1851 and renamed to Sharps Rifle Co. in 1874. Was in operations until 1881. Formed C. Sharps & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1854. Became Sharps & Hankins in 1862 and C. Sharps & Co. again in 1866. Was in operations until 1880 various calibers percussion, single shot pistol, single action, dropping block, in small and medium frame pattern .32 caliber percussion, single shot lever action pistol, pellet-primer, 5" round barrel Production was about 500 guns in the late 1850s. left side right side Longarms
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