In the context of the Bonanza series, set in the 1860s, using a Sharps rifle for the estimated half-mile shots at the cowboys chasing T.P. Comstock would be historically inaccurate. The Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company did not introduce this rifle until 1872. Furthermore, if a Sharps rifle were indeed used at such a distance, it would have been sighted using the rear adjustable sight, which elevated the rear sight several inches to account for bullet drop.