<p>Janet Monk has more than 100 guns that were left to her by her father,</p><p>Austin Monk. The collection includes 21 Sharps rifles, part of a series designed by Christian Sharps, beginning in 1848. Renowned for long-range accuracy, these large-bore, single-shot rifles were available in several calibers by 1874, and were one of the few guns successfully converted to metallic cartridges.</p>

March 23, 2013