PropertyValue
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rdfs:label
  • .50-140 Sharps
rdfs:comment
  • The .50-140 Sharps rifle cartridge is a black-powder cartridge that was introduced in 1884 as a big game hunting round. It is believed to have been introduced for the Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 rifle. The cartridge is very similar to the .500 Nitro Express. This round was introduced by Winchester 3 years after the Sharps Rifle Company closed its doors in 1881. It is similar to, though larger than, the .50-90 Sharps.
owl:sameAs
Length
  • 3.950000
btype
  • FN
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BW
  • 638
balsrc
  • The Complete Blackpowder Handbook
Origin
  • USA
primer
  • Large rifle
En
  • 2829
Name
  • 0.500000
Type
  • Black-powder rifle
Caption
  • 0.500000
vel
  • 1413
case length
  • 3.250000
test barrel length
  • 30"
Base
  • 0.551000
neck
  • 0.529000
case type
  • Rimmed, straight-taper
Parent
  • 0.500000
rim dia
  • 0.652000
Used by
  • USA
Bullet
  • 0.512000
production date
  • 1884
shoulder
  • 0.529000
design date
  • 1884
abstract
  • The .50-140 Sharps rifle cartridge is a black-powder cartridge that was introduced in 1884 as a big game hunting round. It is believed to have been introduced for the Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 rifle. The cartridge is very similar to the .500 Nitro Express. This round was introduced by Winchester 3 years after the Sharps Rifle Company closed its doors in 1881. It is similar to, though larger than, the .50-90 Sharps.