Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Sharps “slant breech” carbine used by John Brown's men during his 1859 raid on the U.S. Armory at Harpers Ferry, (West) Virginia, examined by Firearms Specialist Logan Metesh, at the NRA National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Virginia. Originally aired on Cam & Co "Curator's Corner" on 07/09/15.

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