.50-90 Sharps
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The .50-90 Sharps, also known as the .50-21⁄2" Sharps, is a black-powder rifle cartridge cartridge that was introduced by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in 1872 as a buffalo (American bison) hunting round. Like other large black-powder rounds, it incorporates a heavy bullet and a large powder volume, leading to high muzzle energies.
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Type | Rifle | |||||||||||||||
Place of origin | United States | |||||||||||||||
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Used by | United States | |||||||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||||||
Designer | Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company | |||||||||||||||
Designed | 1872 | |||||||||||||||
Manufacturer | Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company | |||||||||||||||
Produced | 1872–1876 | |||||||||||||||
Variants | .50-100, .50-110 | |||||||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||||||
Parent case | .50 Basic | |||||||||||||||
Case type | Rimmed, straight | |||||||||||||||
Bullet diameter | .512 in (13.0 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Neck diameter | .528 in (13.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | .528 in (13.4 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Base diameter | .585 in (14.9 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Rim diameter | .663 in (16.8 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Case length | 2.50 in (64 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Overall length | 3.20 in (81 mm) | |||||||||||||||
Primer type | Large rifle | |||||||||||||||
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Source(s): Accurate black powder[1] |
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