Is that one in the photo nickel plated or armory bright? 20 some odd years ago there was a nickel (looked chromed actually IIRC) Sharps carbine hanging on the wall in a shop in Edgewater FL, he had a lot of older stuff. He said it had been plated that way as it was used in ceremonial duties. It just didn't look quite right to me, the finish that is and I wondered what the real story was on it.