A marvel of 19th century ballistic engineering, any of the various incarnations of the Sharps rifle is a treasure. This week we talk about the history and development of the brainchild of Christian Sharps.

Show notes and links:

* Roth Steyr 1907 at a Run-n-Gun Steel Match (Forgotten Weapons)

* Classic Single Shot Rifles – YouTube (Hickock45)

* Lyman Sharps Model of 1878 Chapter 2 (Hickock45)

* Quigley Down Under  (1990)

* Sharps rifle

* Samuel Chamberlain – “My Confession”

* 1st United States Sharpshooters (Berdan’s)

* Billy Dixon’s impossible shot at the Second Battle of Adobe Walls

* Bad Cat Store at Zazzle