1874 Sharps Overbaugh
- Category
- Rifle
- Barrel
- 760 mm
- Weight, empty
- 4.00 kg
- Introduced
- Not recorded
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Pedersoli 1874 Sharps Overbaugh is a single-shot, falling-block breech-loading rifle chambered in .45-70 Government, reproducing the lightened long-range Sharps competition rifle designed by Charles E. Overbaugh, the traveling salesman and exhibition shooter of the Sharps Rifle Company. Overbaugh reworked the heavy 1874 frame to shed weight so shooters could mount a longer, heavier barrel while staying under the NRA's 10-pound competition limit, taming recoil and vibration on the firing line. Pedersoli's modern version pairs a forged frame and a 30-inch broach-rifled PMG-quality barrel with an American walnut stock, double-set triggers and color case-hardened furniture, and remains popular for long-range black-powder cartridge target matches and cowboy action shooting.
Charles E. Overbaugh was the Sharps Rifle Company's chief traveling salesman and a skilled exhibition shooter and gunsmith. When Creedmoor-era long-range competitors complained that the NRA's 10-pound weight cap forced them to use short, whippy barrels, Overbaugh redesigned the massive Sharps action to be lighter, letting a heavier long barrel fit within the limit for steadier, softer-recoiling fire.
Sold by Pedersoli under the 1877/Overbaugh Long Range designation; the Overbaugh action is a lightened evolution of the classic 1874 Sharps sporting frame. Twist rate is 1:18 in (approx. 457 mm).
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Davide Pedersoli & Co. S.r.l.
- Category
- Rifle
- Country
- Italy
- Status
- In production
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 760 mm
- Overall length
- 1190 mm
- Weight, empty
- 4.00 kg
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Falling block
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Double set
- Capacity
- 1
- Magazine
- Internal
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- Color case hardened
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 411 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 2215 J
- Effective range
- 500 m
- Maximum range
- 1000 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Broach rifled barrel
Forged frame
Double set triggers
Lightweight competition action
Creedmoor sight compatible
Pistol grip stock
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empty weightAmong 54 .45-70 Government rifles | 4.00 kg | 4.08 kg | Lighter than about 60% |
| Overall lengthAmong 52 .45-70 Government rifles | 1190 mm | 1198 mm | Shorter than about 60% |
| Barrel lengthAmong 58 .45-70 Government rifles | 760 mm | 711 mm | Longer than about 70% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 57 .45-70 Government rifles | 1 | 1 | Holds fewer rounds than about 70% |
Answers
Questions about the 1874 Sharps Overbaugh
How much does the 1874 Sharps Overbaugh weigh?
The 1874 Sharps Overbaugh weighs 4.00 kg (8.82 lb) empty.
What caliber is the 1874 Sharps Overbaugh?
The 1874 Sharps Overbaugh is chambered in .45-70 Government.
How many rounds does the 1874 Sharps Overbaugh hold?
The 1874 Sharps Overbaugh holds 1 rounds, fed from an internal magazine.
How long is the 1874 Sharps Overbaugh?
The 1874 Sharps Overbaugh is 1190 mm (46.9 in) long overall, with a 760 mm (29.9 in) barrel.
Who makes the 1874 Sharps Overbaugh?
The 1874 Sharps Overbaugh is made by Davide Pedersoli & Co. S.r.l. (Italy). It was designed by Charles E. Overbaugh.
How does the 1874 Sharps Overbaugh operate?
The 1874 Sharps Overbaugh uses a falling block action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
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Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
Provenance
Confidence in this record
80%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
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