The Sharps Rifle that Killed at Cock Robin

One rare and pristine Sharps carbine and one history-laden Sharps with a grim history from the famed Berdan's Sharpshooters regiment are two of the wonderfully collectible Civil War arms in our upcoming August Premier Auction.
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[@MrRebar15]

*Rock Island Auction Company* Two beauties bravo well done, thank-you sir for taking the time to show us. God Bless.

[@RockIslandAuctionCompany]

Thanks for taking the time to watch!

[@henryofskalitz2228]

The most feared rifle of the war was the whitworth. Nothing has such a loathsome bullet sound in the air than a hexagonal whitworth bullet.

[@kraaidievoel]

Those are two works of art

[@bobkohl6779]

Had a 3 band Sharps in perfect condition. Never worked up the nerve to shoot it. It was made within 500 rifles on the Berdan run

[@fubar3886]

Well.... that's pretty darn badass

[@Arkus-Duntov]

To me it looks like it could be "ol" like, "I killed ol Cock Robin" but it is hard to tell. Fascinating stuff.

[@leonardjanda6181]

True history, magnificent rifles 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@chrischiampo7647]

😮😲😮😮 Amazing Sharps Rifles

[@GeorgiaGrowGuy]

less than a handful? Is that the Imperial Handful or the Metric Handful?

[@RockIslandAuctionCompany]

American gun, so I'm gonna say Imperial Handful.

[@anselmdanker9519]

Magnificent guns

[@steveshoemaker6347]

👍🇺🇸

[@barefoofDr]

The Yankees sure feared the Southern purchased Whitworths as well.

[@Foche_T._Schitt]

"we've never had more than a handful"
So... One. Unless you're banging guns together by holding two.