Subject: wic'âša 'shirt wearer' warrior

Culture: Lakota Sioux

Setting: Plains Wars, northern Great Plains 1862-1890

Object: guns

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History > 150 Years of Fort Worth *

"Sharps carbine, .52 caliber,

worn condition and brass tack decoration indicate Indian use,

United States, c. 1859."

Forest Fenn *

National Museum of Crime and Punishment > A Notorious History of American Crime *

"HALF STOCK PERCUSSION PLAINS RIFLE

This 36 caliber, 21" with octagon barrel is basically a homemade rifle,

a composition of parts from a wide range of time periods.

Overall appearance indicates it was constructed somewhere in the mid 1800s.

"This particular firearm serves as a great example of those used

by the Native American Indian during this turbulent period."