Mr. Cornwell, Like many, I gobble up your stories any time I see one, the Arthurian tales being my first and favorite, but I have such an appreciation for your prose and dialogue in all your stories. My question is about the arms used by your characters in the Sharpe and Starbuck stories. Have you personally fired the weapons mentioned like Sharpe’s style rifle, the British musket, French carbines, or even Harper’s 7 barreled naval gun? If so, do you have a favorite?

Ben