Them devils smiling.. lets hope not.

I collect firearms and yes a low serial number may add additional value to the mass produced gun; however, I tend to think that reproduction and modern inline ML's wouldn't make a great deal of difference. I have been wrong before and I am sure that i will be again. Now, if you take a J. Browning ML it may make a slight difference, but how many of these rifles have you seen someone say that it has a low serial number? I collect firearms back to approximately 1874. I do have an unfired 1874 Sarps & Shankens .45 2 1/2" Hartford model. I also have the original crate the gun was packed in, and no I dont want to sell it. It rarely ever see's daylight. I do have a custom built 1874 Hartford in a .45 2 3/10" and its only been shot about 40 times. I have several other guns from that era such as the CSA but these are firearms that I cheerish more than life itself. My custom built has my name rank and what wars I have served in my career. I don't believe that the serial number is a great deal unless you are collecting the very expensive upper end of the ML market. I will post some pics one of these days of my sweethearts. I owe it all to my wife as well because she actually purchased both of the Sharps rifles while I was deployed downrange.