Davide · Rifle
Pedersoli 1874 Sharps Buffalo
Falling block · .45-70 Government
Also known as Sharps Model 1874 Buffalo, Pedersoli Sharps Buffalo
About the Pedersoli 1874 Sharps Buffalo
The Pedersoli 1874 Sharps Buffalo is a modern reproduction single-shot falling-block breechloading rifle built by the Italian maker Davide Pedersoli, faithfully recreating the legendary Sharps buffalo rifle of the American frontier. Chambered in .45-70 Government, it features a 30-inch heavy octagonal barrel, a pistol-grip select walnut stock with German silver forend cap, a double set trigger, a case-colored action, and long-range Creedmoor tang and tunnel front sights. It is prized by black-powder cartridge silhouette and long-range target shooters as well as big-game hunters.
The Sharps Model 1874 earned lasting fame as the buffalo hunter's rifle of the 1870s, its long-range accuracy and powerful cartridges famously depicted in the film Quigley Down Under. Davide Pedersoli's faithful reproductions returned the falling-block Sharps to competitive black-powder cartridge shooting.
Pedersoli 1874 Sharps Buffalo specifications
General
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Falling block
- Firing mechanism
- Percussion
- Trigger
- Double set
- Calibres
- .45-70 Government
- Magazine capacity
- 1 rounds
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 762 mm (30.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1190 mm (46.9 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 5.70 kg (12.57 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling twist
- 1:18 in (460 mm)
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 6
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- case_hardened
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 411 m/s (1348 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 2215 J (1634 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 500 m
History
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- IT
- Designer
- Christian Sharps (original design)
Features
- Heavy octagonal barrel
- Pistol grip stock
- Double set trigger
- German silver forend cap
- Creedmoor tang sight
- Tunnel front sight
- Shotgun buttplate
Safety
- Half cock hammer
Also offered in .45-90 Sharps. Barrel and stock configurations vary across the Sharps line (Business, Sporting, Long Range). Pedersoli catalog model S774.
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