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Originally Posted by manxman
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.
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My error -- I meant the company Shiloh Sharps in Big timber Montana. They're a replica company that makes probably the most authentic, highest quality replica 1863's and 1874's you can find. Everythings done in-house, and the price reflects it, but the guns are flawless and all of the original Sharp's options are available. If ya got 2-3k laying around and want a top notch gun:
http://www.shilohrifle.com/
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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.
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That's gotta be a pleasant gun to fire.
Still, that is a steal, and an original Sharps is always a nice find.
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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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Yeah, that's so true. With the Sharp's for example, I paid $675 for it in unfired mint condition, and now the same rifle is $1920 if I were to buy it new.
Live and learn. In retrospect though, I needed the money at the time to cover moving and living costs, and better to pass them on to someone who could enjoy them as opposed to wasting away in a closet. Still . . .