Very nice! I have always wanted a complete outfit of guns that are appropriate for the Buffalo hunting era. These two would have been state of the art in 1871, the year the 1874 Sharps came out.

I'm not completely satisfied with the caliber, but these would have mostly likely both been rimfire guns in 1871. I thought about 44 Special or 45 Colt, but I would have been tempted to hunt with them, at least the rifle. In 38 Special they are strictly fun guns.

And a Ruger Security Six. My son has gone the more modern route - a 40 Glock and a Beretta Storm.

A Ruger 44 Carbine, and a 5 inch Super Blackhawk. This would have been about 1978, I was working in a gunshop while going to college and both were trade ins. I killed my first deer with that 44 Carbine and once killed a washtub sized snapping turtle with the Super Blackhawk.

Now I can't remember what become of either one, but I'm sure I traded them on the next something or another that caught my eye.