When I returned home from Vietnam in 1966 with some money in my pocket I had the chance to buy a very nice 1874 Sharps target rifle or an engagement ring. I was "pressured" into the ring but the Sharps had a long barrel and target sights, front and aft, and was priced at $125 about the same as the ring. I know what the ring appraises for now and I guess I am glad I will never know what the Sharps would be worth.