Although only single shot, they proved rugged and accurate. In 1870 an officer inspecting the 2nd U.S. Cavalry at Fort Ellis, Montana Territory, wrote, “The fire-arm of the Cavalry—the improved Sharps Carbine…I regard as an exceedingly satisfactory weapon.” He was referring to the .50-caliber Model 1868 carbine, which had only recently arrived at that remote …
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