Sharps M1863

[Patrick Chadwick]

A few days ago, I received a copy of "Civil War Sharps Rifles & Carbines" by Coates & MacAulay.

And found my Sharps New Model 1863 recorded as having being issued to one of the 6th Veteran Volunteers.

OK, maybe not quite the same as a 6 in the lottery, but still a remarkable piece of good luck.

Now I have to learn to shoot it better! At the moment I am struggling with the effort of making paper cartridges and am happy to get all the shots on paper at 100 yards. Decent grouping (i.e. all in the black) is going to take a bit longer.