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Hugo Borchardt
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'''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.
In
1860 he emigrated to the
United States, and by
1872 he was Superintendent of Works for
Pioneer Breech-Loading Arms Co. (Trenton, Mass.). In
1874 he became a foreman for
Singer Corporation Singer Sewing Machine Co., then was employed by
Colt's Manufacturing Company Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co., later went to
Winchester Winchester Repeating Arms Co., and then was Superintendent to
Sharps Rifle Co. on
June 1,
1876.
After the dissolution of the Sharps Rifle Co. in
1881, Borchardt returned to Budapest where he was employed by
Fegyver és Gépgyár Részvéntarsaság 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.
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
Maxim Firearm actions toggle-lock principle. He also developed the
7.65 mm Borchardt 7.65 x 25 mm 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.
Borchardt died of pneumonia in
Berlin-Charlottenburg in 1924.
Firearms Patents
U.S.
* #185,721 26th September, 1876
* #206,217 23rd July, 1878
* #273,448 6th March, 1883
* #571,260 1896
* #987,543 21st March, 1911
Germany
* #75,837 9th September, 1893
* #77,748 18th March, 1894
* #91998 10th October, 1896
* #227,078 27th February, 1909
British
* #18,774 1st November, 1893
* #29,622 20th February, 1909
See also
*
Luger (Pistole Parabellum)
*
Borchardt C-93
*
List of inventors
Category:1844 births Borchardt, Hugo
Category:1924 deaths Borchardt, Hugo
Category:American inventors Borchardt, Hugo
Category:Firearm designers Borchadt
Category:German inventors Borchardt, Hugo
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