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The Civil War may have ended sooner if there were more Henry rifles in the hands of Union units.
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If the Ordnance Command would have adopted the Spencer a lot earlier and in numbers, things would have been very different. But, as for the Henry, and for that matter the Winchester, Custer and the 7th would have been able to attest to the superiority over active duty firearms.
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Probably so ! Just by shear number's ! If they had them. Good morning David.
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SGT John " Mac " McConnell Good morning, John. War always necessitates new invention. The Henry was just such an innovation.
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Please support us at: https://www.patreon.com/capandball Here is my impression of the Henry rifle with some historical background, target shooting, and of co...
If the Union had these Rifles at the 1st Battle of Bull Run ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rlrTLQnLCM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rlrTLQnLCM
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