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Chikubi,
Christian Sharps never designed or manufactured a "Shiloh" rifle- names such as that have been used by the marketers of replica historical "Old West" guns generally made in Italy by companies like A. Uberti. That gun maker was almost bankrupt until they were awarded a contract to make real guns to be used as props in the "Spaghetti Western" movies of the late '60s-through the '70s, again due to the influence of Mr. Eastwood.
My present Sharps was dirt cheap when I bought it in the late '70s, simply because it was made by mistake. The .45-120 guns were always heavy barrel rifles used for buffalo, because of the magnum shells they fired. You can't hit much using that bullet in a short barreled gun. I think that I paid about $150.00 for the carbine, mainly as a conversation piece. I also owned an 1852 .58 cal. paper cartridge Sharps rifle, but sold it about 10 years ago.
It is a shame that you did not keep your collection in storage as the investment that they were. If you never fired a shot again in your life, the cost of guns today is so high that you could probably make 100% profit on guns that you bought 10-15 years ago. JUST LIKE ALL OF THE OLD CARS THAT ALL FITFREAKS SOLD CHEAP YEARS OR DECADES AGO, along with all of our old comic books!
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