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The Sharps Rifle

Winston O. Wilson

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Description:From the publisher: : "A comprehensive study of the first successful breech-loading rifle - one of America's outstanding firearms, an important weapon in the Civil War, and the favorite of the hunters on the Great Plains. There is an increasing interest today on the part of shooters, historians, and collectors in the firearms of the 19th century, particularly in the percussion arms of the pre-Civil War period. One of the most important -- if not the most important -- of these firearms was the Sharps rifle, the first successful breech-loading rifle, invented in 1848 by Christian Sharps. Going to original sources and discovering much material hitherto unpublished, the author has written the complete story of the Sharps rifle: its background, development, its use as a military weapon, the development of the gun during its manufacture, and its operation. There is an account of its manufacture by the various companies and the contribution made by each, including the changes and inventions of Richard S. Lawrence of the Robbins and Lawrence Company, who, more than anyone else -- save Christian Sharps himself -- was responsible for this outstanding firearm. Of importance to collectors today are the discussion and charts on the identification of models, not only of percussion but metallic cartridge rifles. And to the shooter who is interested in firing the old percussion rifles there is considerable material on care, operation, maintenance, the manufacturers of cartridges, and a table of loads."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Sharps Rifle. To get started finding The Sharps Rifle, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 138

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: William Morrow & Company

Release: 1965

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Description: From the publisher: : "A comprehensive study of the first successful breech-loading rifle - one of America's outstanding firearms, an important weapon in the Civil War, and the favorite of the hunters on the Great Plains. There is an increasing interest today on the part of shooters, historians, and collectors in the firearms of the 19th century, particularly in the percussion arms of the pre-Civil War period. One of the most important -- if not the most important -- of these firearms was the Sharps rifle, the first successful breech-loading rifle, invented in 1848 by Christian Sharps. Going to original sources and discovering much material hitherto unpublished, the author has written the complete story of the Sharps rifle: its background, development, its use as a military weapon, the development of the gun during its manufacture, and its operation. There is an account of its manufacture by the various companies and the contribution made by each, including the changes and inventions of Richard S. Lawrence of the Robbins and Lawrence Company, who, more than anyone else -- save Christian Sharps himself -- was responsible for this outstanding firearm. Of importance to collectors today are the discussion and charts on the identification of models, not only of percussion but metallic cartridge rifles. And to the shooter who is interested in firing the old percussion rifles there is considerable material on care, operation, maintenance, the manufacturers of cartridges, and a table of loads."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Sharps Rifle. To get started finding The Sharps Rifle, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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