TXGunNut said
I agree, Chuck. At least a couple of firms are making new high wall frames and at least one is building a damn fine Sharps, just be careful calling it a replica because they fought hard to use the “Old Reliable” stamp.

  

There were hundreds of HW repros made by the Meachum & Ballard companies before they both went under.  Those were the best, but I think there may have been others.  I think one of those could be bought for less than building a new rifle from scratch, not to mention sparing one’s self the aggravations that usually go along with such a project.

I’d be surprised if C. Sharps had to fight very hard for the rights to “Old Reliable,” unless some other maker had previously copyrighted it.  It’s a great shame, I think, but when the original holder of such a famous trademark goes out of business, the name can then be stolen by whomever first lays claim to it by filing the necessary paperwork with the US patent office.  This is how the Leatherwood Co. got away with claiming the famous William Malcolm name for their scopes.  That’s bad enough, but far worse, from the historical perspective, was the outrageous mis-appropriation of the most famous name in American arms-making history, no, not Colt or Winchester, but Springfield Armory, by a private entrepreneur in Geneseo, Il!  Considering the unparalleled historical significance of that name, how could the US gov’t allow such a perversion to happen!