Description: The Sharps rifle, patented by Christian Sharps in 1848, is a large-bore single-shot rifle renowned for long-range accuracy. The first contract for 5,000 Sharps rifles had been assigned to R&L in Windsor, Vermont, but the second contract for 15,000 rifles exceeded the R&L capacity. Sharps rifles are a series of large-bore, single-shot, falling-block, breech-loading rifles, beginning with a design by Christian Sharps in 1848 and ceasing production in 1881. They were renowned for long-range accuracy. By 1874, the rifle was available in a variety of calibers, and it was one of the few designs to be successfully adapted to metallic cartridge use. The Sharps rifles became icons of the American Old West with their appearances in many Western-genre films and books. Perhaps as a result, several rifle companies offer reproductions of the Sharps rifle.
Price: 70 USD
Location: Victor, New York
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Origin: American
Place of Publication: United States
Signed: No
Country of Manufacture: United States
Publisher: William Morrow
Subject: History
Year Printed: 1945
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: Victory Edition
Author: Winston O. Smith
Region: North America
Personalized: No
Topic: Weapons
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
