When the Sharps Rifle Company was dissolved in 1881, Borchardt returned to Europe and took up a job with the Fegyver és Gépgyár Részvénytársaság (FEG) factory in Budapest, Hungary, where he was appointed works director in 1890. was as Superintendent and Treasurer for the Sharps Rifle Company, which he joined on 1 June 1876, and for which he developed the Model 1878 ‘Sharps-Borchardt’ 1878 rifle. and later joined the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Soon after, he was employed by Colt's Patent Firearms Manufacturing Co. He moved on to being a Foreman with the Singer Sewing Machine Company in 1874. He emigrated to the United States in 1860, and by 1872 he was Superintendent of Works for Pioneer Breech-Loading Arms Co. Read on for another LSB journey in firearms history… Hugo Borchardt was born on 6 June 1844 in Magdeburg, Germany. Hence, we are launching the ‘Borchardt to Luger’ series with a rare C93 Borchardt pistol, which also happens to be one of a handful that was officially procured by Siam just after 1900! This feature will be a long read, as it is appropriate that we also dwell upon the protagonists behind this impressive history. Both men should be credited for the definitive ‘Luger’ design that we are so familiar with today. The history of the Parabellum pistol, which was designed by Georg Luger, is preceded by that of the ‘Construktion 93’, or C-93 pistol designed by Hugo Borchardt.
