Shiloh

Model 1877

Tradition Lives on in a Custom Rifle

46 http://www.riflemagazine.com Rifle 305

Mike Venturino

Photos by Yvonne Venturino

T

he name Sharps elicits vi-

sions of big-bore, single-shot

rifles in the hands of rough-

cut western frontiersmen. No

firearm in American history has re-

ceived so much attention with so few

made. In fact, it surprises many shoot-

ers today to learn that only about 6,000

Sharps Model 1874 Sporting Rifles

were produced between 1871 and 1880.

Add to that those labeled as Carbines,

Mid-Range, Long Range, Schuetzen,

Business, Military and Creedmoor,

and the total is about doubled.