Coffee Grinder Gun at Gerald Harvey blog

Coffee Grinder Gun. Collectors have come to know these experimental combinations as the “coffee mill” sharps rifle. Walter king, a soldier with a missouri cavalry outfit, developed a grinding mill that could be incorporated into the buttstock of a sharps carbine. History describes the purpose of the gun as follows: One man in each cavalry company was to be issued one of these guns and he would be responsible for grinding coffee for the men in his unit while they were living out of the saddle. In theory, the concept was good. The real purpose, however, was a little different. This heavy cast iron coffee grinder has been restored red, gold, and blue with pinstriping and floral details. The agar “coffee mill” gun suffered from the same fate as a many a middle child: That prompted one enterprising colonel to invent a device using two of the four together: And, if you can find a real one, it can be quite expensive.

That prompted one enterprising colonel to invent a device using two of the four together: Collectors have come to know these experimental combinations as the “coffee mill” sharps rifle. History describes the purpose of the gun as follows: The real purpose, however, was a little different. One man in each cavalry company was to be issued one of these guns and he would be responsible for grinding coffee for the men in his unit while they were living out of the saddle. This heavy cast iron coffee grinder has been restored red, gold, and blue with pinstriping and floral details. The agar “coffee mill” gun suffered from the same fate as a many a middle child: In theory, the concept was good. Walter king, a soldier with a missouri cavalry outfit, developed a grinding mill that could be incorporated into the buttstock of a sharps carbine. And, if you can find a real one, it can be quite expensive.

The 'coffee grinder' Sharps Carbine with a mill right in the stock (10 PHOTOS)

Coffee Grinder Gun History describes the purpose of the gun as follows: That prompted one enterprising colonel to invent a device using two of the four together: The agar “coffee mill” gun suffered from the same fate as a many a middle child: In theory, the concept was good. History describes the purpose of the gun as follows: One man in each cavalry company was to be issued one of these guns and he would be responsible for grinding coffee for the men in his unit while they were living out of the saddle. The real purpose, however, was a little different. And, if you can find a real one, it can be quite expensive. Walter king, a soldier with a missouri cavalry outfit, developed a grinding mill that could be incorporated into the buttstock of a sharps carbine. This heavy cast iron coffee grinder has been restored red, gold, and blue with pinstriping and floral details. Collectors have come to know these experimental combinations as the “coffee mill” sharps rifle.