Sharpe Model 1760

History of the Sharp Model 1760

A practice unknown today is for officers and soldiers to buy their own weapons, especially sidearms, but this proved to be the norm in the 18th and 19th centuries. The Sharp Type 1760 is one such product, used by British navy captains and officers as a last line of defense when trying to board enemy ships (albeit before the trusty saber).

This pistol was a typical flintlock pistol of the time, made by Sharp in London and used around the world.

Overall, it is very traditional with its one-piece wooden body and inlaid metalwork, including the included barrel. The metalwork is mounted on the right side of the gun as usual, including the pulling arm holding the required flint and the strike area above the curl needed to ignite the charge. Charges and projectiles are fed from the muzzle down the barrel using a push rod, which is part of the reloading process for this gun. The pushrod was fixed in a channel drilled into the front of the gun - similar to full-length rifles of the day. As usual, the trigger group was hiding near the scene.

As a single-shot weapon, the operator must be careful to fire the fatal blow so as not to carry two or more pistols for follow-up shots.

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