Yes, and it wasn’t until 1872 that Colt’s was able to produce cartridge revolvers when White’s patent expired.
Before that only those who were granted patent rights were able to produce bored through cylinder cartridge revolvers.
S&W sued many patent infringers until Remington came out with the first big bore cartridge conversion revolver in 1868 under rights from the Rollin White patent, a .46 caliber version of S&W’s .22 short and .32 cal rimfire revolvers.
Still have never heard of a “Sharpes.”
Clearly, I am a mere student of history, and not much of one when it comes to correct spelling of names. Thanks for your patience and the information.
What do you think of my thesis that mass production of firearms made slavery impossible to maintain?