
How the Sharps Rifle Became A Legendary Sharpshooter of the West
“…being armed with breech-loaders they [the Sharpshooters] could lie low, and without changing position reload and fire ten…
“…being armed with breech-loaders they [the Sharpshooters] could lie low, and without changing position reload and fire ten…
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