Editor’s note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles. He is a Librarian Emeritus, Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s essay is about the Sharps ...
Through the sights on the 16-pound steel barrel of his Model 1874 Sharps rifle, buffalo hunter Peter Jackson bore down on vast herds tromping the prairies between the Musselshell and Yellowstone ...
Andi Bogard takes a look at the classic actions and platforms that laid the foundation for today’s hunting rifles.
Early & developmental Sharps metallic and cartridge firearms -- Sharps Model 1867 & Model 1868 carbines and rifles -- Springfield-Sharps Model 1870 trials rifles & carbines -- Sharps Model 1869 ...