BarryR - You are confusing reproduction Sharps rifles and carbines with reproduction Spencer rifles and carbines. The Sharps reproductions made by Pedersoli are of very high quality, in both percussion and cartridge versions. The very best is Shiloh, which is a domestic product, but they have dropped all percussion models from their line and now only produce cartridge models. All orders to Shiloh are on a custom order basis. Again, all Italian reproduction Spencer rifles and carbines are made by Chiappa, regardless of which importer's name is on them.
poorjack - Yes, Romano makes a nice reproduction Spencer, but only on a custom order basis, as he carries no inventory. The problem IMHO is the cost, because you can buy three Chiappa reproductions, or two original, Spencer carbines, or rifles, for what he wants for one reproduction.
J.