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The Model 1860 Henry rifle—“that damn Yankee rifle you load on Sunday and shoot all week”—provided tremendous firepower to the relatively few Union soldiers who used the lever-action during the American Civil War. Although not widely issued during the war, the Henry would become the basis of all Winchester lever-actions. Learn more by watching the "I Have This Old Gun" episode above.
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