The contract was for as many Sharps pattern carbines the firm could produce. Robinson Arms Company, of which John Lester was superintendent. John was a accomplished businessman who moved his wood working machinery from Brooklyn, New York to Richmond, Virginia.ĭecember of 1862 the Confederate Government entered into contract with the S.C. Lester who had migrated to Richmond shortly before the out break of the war. Robinson was a prominent businessman and property owner in Richmond, Virginia at the outbreak of the “war of Northern aggression”. Robinson Carbine Rear Sight, Richmond Virginia
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