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This Sharps rifle bears no maker’s mark; it was made especially for John Brown. Brown carried this weapon on his Kansas campaign in 1856 and later presented it to Charles Blair of Collinsville, Connecticut. In 1857, Brown contracted Blair to forge pikes for the clandestine slave insurrection he was planning for Harpers Ferry.
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His soul goes marching on 🙏
If you’re a big John Brown fan you should also check out the abolitionist Cassius Clay. He owned a cannon for home defense and called out Lincoln for not emancipating slaves.