After the dissolution of the Sharps Rifle Co. in 1881, Borchardt returned to Budapest, where he was employed by Fegyver és Gépgyár Részvénytársaság and by 1890 gained the position of works director. While here, he married Aranka Herczog. His return in Europe was interrupted by a short stay (1890–92) in the United States as a consultant to Remington Arms in relation to the development of the Lee rifle for the U.S. Army trials.[2]
By 1893 Borchardt had an association with Ludwig Loewe & Company of Berlin, Germany, a manufacturer of machine tools, to produce the C-93, a semi-automatic pistol that he had invented based upon the Maximtoggle-lock principle. He also developed the 7.65x25mm Borchardt cartridge around which the C-93 was built. Hugo Borchardt had many non-firearms patents: a rock drill, a shirt-neck shaper, gas burners, ball-bearings, a wire-straightener, and various electrical apparatus.[2]
^Shideler, Dan (2011). The Gun Digest Book of Classic Combat Handguns. Krause Publications. p. 79. ISBN978-1-4402-2384-6.
^ abShideler, Dan (2010). The Greatest Guns of Gun Digest. Krause Publications. p. 21. ISBN978-1-4402-1414-1.
January 19, 2023
hugo, borchardt, june, 1844, 1924, firearms, inventor, engineer, born, magdeburg, germany, known, inventions, borchardt, pistol, sharps, borchardt, model, 1878, rifle, born, 1844, june, 1844magdeburg, germanydiedmay, 1924, 1924, aged, berlin, charlottenburg, g. Hugo Borchardt June 6 1844 May 8 1924 was a firearms inventor and engineer born in Magdeburg Germany He is known for his inventions of the Borchardt C 93 pistol and the Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 rifle Hugo BorchardtBornHugo Borchardt 1844 06 06 June 6 1844Magdeburg GermanyDiedMay 8 1924 1924 05 08 aged 79 Berlin Charlottenburg GermanyOccupationInventorSpouseArankaIn 1860 he emigrated to the United States and by 1872 he was Superintendent of Works for Pioneer Breech Loading Arms Co of Trenton Mass In 1874 he became a foreman for Singer Sewing Machine Co then was employed by Colt s Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co later went to Winchester Repeating Arms Co and then was Superintendent and Treasurer for the Sharps Rifle Co on June 1 1876 1 After the dissolution of the Sharps Rifle Co in 1881 Borchardt returned to Budapest where he was employed by Fegyver es Gepgyar Reszvenytarsasag and by 1890 gained the position of works director While here he married Aranka Herczog His return in Europe was interrupted by a short stay 1890 92 in the United States as a consultant to Remington Arms in relation to the development of the Lee rifle for the U S Army trials 2 By 1893 Borchardt had an association with Ludwig Loewe amp Company of Berlin Germany a manufacturer of machine tools to produce the C 93 a semi automatic pistol that he had invented based upon the Maxim toggle lock principle He also developed the 7 65x25mm Borchardt cartridge around which the C 93 was built Hugo Borchardt had many non firearms patents a rock drill a shirt neck shaper gas burners ball bearings a wire straightener and various electrical apparatus 2 Borchardt died of pneumonia in Berlin Charlottenburg in 1924 Firearms Patents EditU S 185 721 26 September 1876 206 217 23 July 1878 273 448 6 March 1883 571 260 1896 987 543 21 March 1911Germany 75 837 9 September 1893 77 748 18 March 1894 91998 10 October 1896 227 078 27 February 1909British 18 774 1 November 1893 29 622 20 February 1909See also EditList of inventorsReferences Edit Shideler Dan 2011 The Gun Digest Book of Classic Combat Handguns Krause Publications p 79 ISBN 978 1 4402 2384 6 a b Shideler Dan 2010 The Greatest Guns of Gun Digest Krause Publications p 21 ISBN 978 1 4402 1414 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hugo Borchardt amp oldid 1105167490, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
