began in 1976
New York, Montana

• 1848-1881 32-year run of original Sharps rifle production
• March 12, 1874 Sharps died (64)

Modern Sharps

• 1976 started as Shiloh Products, Inc
  – in Farmingdale, New York
  – founded by Len Mulé & Wolfgang Droege
• Len Mulé
  –  manufactured high quality bullet moulds for blackpowder shooters
  –  four-cavity design
  –  sold as the “Shiloh IV” moulds
• 1975 the premiered New Model 1863 Rifle & New Model 1863 Carbine
  – worked with Pinetree Casting (a division of Ruger)
  – used original Civil War salvage parts from Dixie Gun Works
• 1976 percussion rifles and carbines produced at Farmingdale, New York plant
• 1976 Len Mulé began researching and working on the blueprints of the cartridge models Shiloh Model 1874
• 1977 Model 1874 metallic cartridge rifle models went into production
• 1983 Shiloh Sharps Rifle Company
  – moved to Big Timber, Montana
  –  Merged with C. Sharps Arms
  –  180/acre shooting range
• 1986 Shiloh Rifle Manufacturing Company split from C. Sharps Arms
• 1990 Quigley Down Under – Shiloh manufactured the Sharps rifle
• 1991 purchased by the Bryant brothers
• 1996 started in house Foundry

Shiloh Rifle
201 Centennial Dr
Big Timber, Montana 59011

shilohrifle.com