45-90 Sharps

The 45-90 Sharps was a long-distance hunting and target black powder rifle cartridge introduced by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in 1877. It is loaded with a 400 grain .458 cal bullet and 90 grains of powder – essentially a 45-70 Government with a shorter case. The modern smokeless propellant equivalent of the 45-90 Sharps is known as the 45-90 Express.