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On this day
1 September 1870
The Battle of Sedan was fought between Prussia and France. It proved decisive for the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War and led to the capture of Napoleon III.
French defeat at Sedan
The Battle of Sedan was fought between Prussia and France. It proved decisive for the outcome of the Franco-Prussian War and led to the capture of Napoleon III.
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During the 1870s and 80s a widespread slaughter of the American bison decimated the herds to near extinction. The professional hunters used powerful single shot breech-loading rifles, most often in calibre .50, .45 or .44. The most legendary rifle used on the buffalo ranges was, perhaps next to the Springfield Model 1873 \'Trapdoor\' and the Remington rolling block, the legendary Sharps Model 1874.
Sharps Model 1874: Part 1 - Background History
Reviews
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Below is a list of reviews of the book in different magazines, papers and the Internet. All reviews are in Norwegian, Swedish or Danish.
Newspapers and the Internet
- Award: Best text-book in 2005 on dagbladet.no.
- Review from The Norwegian Arms and Armour Society.
- Review from Krutkorn, the national Swedish Black powder shooter's membership magazine.
- Tun forlag: The publisher.
- «Svartkrutt mellom permar» in Vestavind 7 April 2005.
- «Kruttbok fra smauet» from Haugesunds Avis 4 April 2005.
- «Øyvind's book»: Thread about the book on forum.svartkrutt.net.
- Review from the Danske Sortkrudtsskytter (Danish black powder shooters).
- Review from Usenet.
- Vak og Vitring: The membership magazine of the book club Jakt og Fiske(pdf file).
- Review from Bokanmeldelse.com
TV
Thursday 14 February the black powder book occurred in the program "A little piece of Thailand" on TV Norge. See the clip below.