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<p>Pleasant Valley rancher Austin Monk left behind more than 100 guns when he died in 2005, including 21 historic Sharps rifles such as this one. Monk’s daughter, Janet, has written about his gun ...

Editor’s note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles. He is a Librarian Emeritus, Texas Tech University Libraries. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s essay is about the Sharps ...