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Dixie Gunworks 1860 Henry Trapper

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Dixie Gunworks 1860 Henry Trapper

Post by RanchRoper » Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:36 pm

I have seen the carbine version but this is the first little trapper I have seen in the 1860.

https://www.dixiegunworks.com/index/pag ... Cartridge/

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Re: Dixie Gunworks 1860 Henry Trapper

Post by JEBar » Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:05 pm

interesting indeed .... did the original 1860 come in a carbine version :?:

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Re: Dixie Gunworks 1860 Henry Trapper

Post by RanchRoper » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:28 pm

There was a test carbine in 1864 that was not accepted by the army. It had a weird forward loading tube magazine, not the spring loaded tab like the regular ones.

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Re: Dixie Gunworks 1860 Henry Trapper

Post by Vaquero » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:41 pm

Don't think I've ever seen one.
DixieGW is about a hour north of here.

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Re: Dixie Gunworks 1860 Henry Trapper

Post by RanchRoper » Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:43 pm

Holds 7 rounds it says. That would be a very compact little 1860 rifle.

Would love to see Dixie Gunworks....we have nothing like that here.

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Re: Dixie Gunworks 1860 Henry Trapper

Post by JEBar » Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:54 am

RanchRoper wrote:
Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:28 pm
There was a test carbine in 1864 that was not accepted by the army. It had a weird forward loading tube magazine, not the spring loaded tab like the regular ones.
info appreciated

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Re: Dixie Gunworks 1860 Henry Trapper

Post by Vaquero » Tue Apr 21, 2020 8:26 am

RanchRoper wrote:
Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:43 pm
Holds 7 rounds it says. That would be a very compact little 1860 rifle.

Would love to see Dixie Gunworks....we have nothing like that here.
RR, the place is a Museum, more smoke poles than you'll see in one spot.
Also on one side there is a small car museum.

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Re: Dixie Gunworks 1860 Henry Trapper

Post by Mistered » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:31 am

more smoke poles than you'll see in one spot.
More than the J. M. Davis Arms & Historical Museum ?

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Re: Dixie Gunworks 1860 Henry Trapper

Post by fortyshooter » Tue Apr 21, 2020 9:52 am

That Henry carbine almost had me pulling the trigger! But then another caliber to load.

My High Wall .45-70 pictured next to it.

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Re: Dixie Gunworks 1860 Henry Trapper

Post by John E Davies » Tue Apr 21, 2020 10:29 am

RanchRoper wrote:
Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:43 pm
Would love to see Dixie Gunworks....we have nothing like that here.
Order their paper catalog.... I used to get them pre- Internet and they were amazing then. Maybe somebody with a recent copy could comment on if it is worth the $5. Sometimes it is nice to just pick up a catalog off the table and thumb through it.

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