A study of the Sharps Rifle in the Civil War and the models produced later. Numerous line drawings and illustrations. Soft cover, 5-1/2 x 8-1/2", 158 pages.

The Table of Contents includes the following:

• Chapter 1 Guns in American History
• Chapter 2 The Sharps Gun in American History
• Western Emigration
• Kansas
• John Brown
• Civil War
• Popular Revolver
• Buffalo Carbine
• Texas Ranger
• Railroad Building
• Cattle
• Custer's Last Stand
• Chapter 3 Christian Sharps & Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company
• Chapter 4 Christian Sharps in Philadelphia
• Chapter 5 The Sharps Rifle
• Appendix