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Sharps USA 1859 military rifle
The Sharps rifle, created from the design of Christian Sharps in 1848, was a bolt action rifle that, in addition to being able to use a standard percussion cap, had a rather unusual priming mechanism. This contained a column of percussion caps and placed one on the chimney each time the trigger was pulled and the hammer fell, making it easier to fire. The Sharps was a highly accurate sniper rifle compared to other muzzle-loading rifles of the time, mainly due to its high rate of fire from the breech-loading mechanism and high-quality manufacturing.
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