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If you ever recall their name and have a contact address I would be very grateful if you would let me know their particulars, either by posting here in this Forum or via a PM. Most...

Hello Brent,
Respectfully I have to disagree with your perceived current location of the Borchardt Bullet Patching machine(s) in a mystical place. I do believe that at least a few were made. Looking...

The original Paper Patching Machine designed by Hugo Borchardt for the Sharps Rifle Co in Bridgeport was almost certainly built and possibly in several calibres. However, these were likely built just...

Gentlemen,
Sadly Dan Theodore died in a house fire in his home earlier this year. He lived alone and although the emergency services arrived quickly after the fire was reported they were too late to...

It is with deep regret I have to report the sudden death of Dan Theodore, the modern doyen of lead bullet design. Dan was 60 years old and lived alone. The local Fire Department were called out at...

The one good thing about Black Powder is you cannot overload a charge in a cartridge case. Even filling to the top of the case and then compressing it won't blow your firearm up. You may of course be...

If you and your buddy are in the Canadian or any other wilderness where you are likely to meet up with a bear there are only two things you need. First a pair of comfortable trainers which you will...

Contrary to most of the opinions here in this thread, ALL BEES POLINATE CROPS not just Honeybees and Bumblebees. The Honeybee populations of the world have been decimated by Varoa Mite as well as...

At the Lodi Long Range Rifle Shooting competition held earlier this month. The winner of the 800, 900,and 1000 yard match was the high priest of US Paper Patching, Professor Brent Danielson. Second...

During the 1960's -80's, I examined several hundred different paper patch bullets from British big game cartridges all of Black Powder vintage, not one ever had the surplus paper at the base twisted...

Gentlemen,

Thank you all for your replies, all are appreciated. It's a little difficult when your living on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean to do decent research.

Regards,

Harry

Hello Leadpot,

Forgive me if I'm slightly suspicious of that statement (I presume you meant to type 'Patent'). Any Patent would have expired many decades ago, probably with the bankrupcy of the...

Hello Don,

As I understand it, UMC was a subsiduary of the Sharps Factory and was contained within it the main factory building. It also appears that when bankrupcy threatened the said company the...

Having been a shooter of old weapons for over 55 years and a very keen BP Shooter I was wondering if anyone had come up with a modern design of a machine to paper patch bullets. There were a number...

Tom,

That press will swage bullets better than most swaging presses. The Old Timer, Elmer Keith, used to use one of these for reloading all of his British Big Game Nitro Express rounds.

The...

Another big Sharps complete with full length brass scope appeared in the TV film saga Lonesome Dove, one of the best westerns of all time.

One of Blue Ducks men owned it and fired a half dozen...

Rak, you have a PM.

Harry

Hello Gopher,
I remember all to well the Hy-Hunter adverts in the gun magazines of the 1960's and just how cheap they were then.

Somewhere on my computer, or one of my older computers, I have a...

Hello PJ,

Most of the forged single shot actions of the 1800's contained flaws. These are actually scale inclusions.

When metal is heated to between red and white hot prior to forging, it...

Gopher Slayer,

Your 45/70 Sharps Borchardt was one of 100 rifles bought by South Carolina in 1879. It may still be around, hopefully in the hands of a Sharps enthusiast.

The prices have changed...

I have three Boxers, lying at peace in my garden, each in their favourite sunny spot. I have known a lot of dogs, and many more people in my lifetime. When I die, I'd rather meet up with my dogs,...

The original Sharps Rifle Co stated repeatedly in their catalogues, that cartridges should chamber freely with just thumb pressure. It also advised against using any tool to pry the cartrige into the...

Mike,
I'd love to be able to take you up on your very kind offer some time in the future, but I'd have to win the National Lottery first. lol.

Airlines over here are in meltdown reducing their...

Hello Mike,
I'd love to visit for a while, but Alaska is several thousand miles from me.

However, I don't do too badly for wild food over here. I live within spitting distance of the two best...

Hello Mike,

A nice set of pictures and a nice Bear, what weight did it dress out to? I've never had Bear Meat, but I've eaten most of the game animals in Africa. (not all at one sitting). lol.
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