Pride of the Plains Sharps Rifle Features In the 1870s and early 1880s if you had a Sharps buffalo rifle you had the pride of the plains because of that rifle s style accuracy power reliability and ruggedness. Cimarron s Pride of the Plains model is a Sharps replica any rifleman would be proud to own. This .45-70 caliber arm features a head-turning coin nickel receiver and high polished blued 30-inch octagon barrel fitted to a beautiful hand checkered pistol grip stock with the classic Bridgeport-type Schnabel forearm. The Creedmoor rear sight and tunnel front sight with inserts offer some of the best in iron sight optics. Pride of the Plains Sharps Rifle Specifications Action: Break Open Barrel Length: 30 Brand: Cimarron FAC Caliber: 45-70 Govt Firearm Capacity: 1 Gun Model: Pedersoli Sharps Model Series: Pedersoli Rifle