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 ...

BIG TIMBER, Mont. – No detail, no matter how small, is overlooked in the creation of the replica Sharps rifles crafted by the Shiloh Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Co. here. They even make their own ...

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 ...

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<p>Pleasant Valley rancher Austin Monk left behind more than 100 guns when he died in 2005, including 21 historic Sharps rifles such as this one. Monk’s daughter, Janet, has written about his gun ...