50-90 (2 1/2″) SHARPS Rifle Cases by BELL #20. Cowboy RARE

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#20 New, old stock, 50-90 (2 1/2″) SHARPS brass rifle cartridge cases.
Rare! Discontinued by Manufacturer!.
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The .50-90 Sharps, also known as the .50- 2 1/2″ Sharps, is a black-powder rifle cartridge cartridge that was introduced by Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company in 1872 as a buffalo (American bison) hunting round. Like other large black-powder rounds, it incorporates a heavy bullet and a large powder volume, leading to high muzzle energies.

Billy Dixon used a Sharps .50-90 at the Second Battle of Adobe Walls on June 27, 1874 to make his legendary 1,538-yard shot.

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