HENRY RIFLE RACK, ca. 1863
Monday, July 11, 2011
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- Name: Snave
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I am a native eastern Oregonian, and have lived here 50 of my 62 years. I left at 20, but was back by age 32 to be near my parents to help them in times of need. I don't fit in politically here because I view things from a decidedly left wing perspective... but that's o.k. because I love the people, I love the area and for the most part I like living here. I enjoy family time, listening to music, reading books, traveling, bird watching, hiking, backpacking, watching movies, keeping up on politics, watching sports, sitting at the computer so much I get sores on my ass, and playing music... if you need a band for your party or celebration, let me know; I play keyboards and sing for a rock and roll band, and we do mostly "classic rock". (I also like to play guitar and bass and other instruments, but those are for my private enjoyment only!) I am mainly an agnostic/skeptic, but would consider myself spiritual. I work in schools and in clinical settings as a speech/language therapist. It is enjoyable work and it pays some of the bills. I have a rather unpredictable sense of humor, which can get me in trouble at times, but hey, is life worth living without laughter? I think not!
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Temporary post for the benefit of a friend who was unable to receive pictures via e-mail. He wanted to see what my late father's Henry rifle rack looks like, as we are trying to determine if it is an item his museum would care to have in its collection.
Before he died, Dad requested that this rifle rack be taken to Cody, WY to the Cody Firearms Museum there (the museum is part of the Buffalo Bill Historical Center there). People representing the Museum determined from the pictures that the item is genuine and that they are excited about having it there, hopefully with a good display.
The rack holds 23 Henry rifles. 14,000 Henry rifles were made between 1862 and 1866. They were .44 caliber, rimfire, breech-loading. These rifles were widely used in the Civil War, and were known to be accurate at close range.
Looks like it's time for a road trip. 8-) We will deliver the rifle rack to the museum sometime during the next month or so.
Interesting collection. That letter itself looks like it's as much of a collector's item as the rifles.
We were in Cody, WY about 20 years ago. I don't know if it's changed much, but almost every store, no matter what they were selling, also doubled as a taxidermy shop. I don't know if there's a worldwide market for killed-and-stuffed animals and Cody is where they all come from, or if everyone in Cody has a stuffed animal fetish.
did this rack actualy go to cody have been asked to make areplica some more info would be helpful
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