Talk:Sharps Rifle

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As far as I understand, Berdan-Sharps rifle and Sharps rifle are two separate weapons.

i want to check my facts about the tape primer feed but this article needs some serious work, the picture shown is for the carbine version which was issued mainly to calvary along with the spencer seven shot most infantry had the standard length sharps (i re-enact with Co.E USSS)

I agree with the writer above. The original author of this piece has a little correct information, but a lot of what he/she has written, is not iaw the facts. For example, the statement regarding the accuracy of the Sharps rifles used during the Civil War. Accuracy with the paper cartridge Sharps was probably equal to, but not necessarily better than many of the muzzle loading rifles used by both sides. In fact, the English-made Whitworth rifles used by many Confederate sharpshooters were surperior to the Sharps.