I saw the Henry at my LGS the other day. It had the walnut grips. I like cocobola, too, or other exotic hardwoods. Grips are such a personal thing, though.
As I've posted before, I even appreciate and like that pre War DA revolver styling on the Henry revolver. Granted, that's more of an acquired taste, but those old Colt and S&W revolvers from that era were such fine, fine revolvers. I've had a few and still have one such Colt. Glad Henry had the guts to go with that retro style, though I know a LOT of folks hate it.
Some things I did not like on that Henry I examined, though. The cylinder release and hammer were a bit dinky and small. Would have preferred something more robust. The SA pull was reasonable, but the DA pull was very heavy and crunchy. The Henry I examined earlier this spring had a better DA pull. As always, inspect before you buy and that goes for any brand of revolver. I speak from experience.
As for aesthetics, I did not care for the brass grip frame/trigger guard or that huge logo at all. I've never been a fan of brass on a single action, either, but I think it's even worse on a DA revolver since Henry is the only one to ever use brass on a DA revolver. Sitting in the display case next to all the Smiths, Rugers and Colts, that brass and monster logo on the Henry just made it look like an off brand of DA revolver to my eyes. I get it that Henry probably wants it to stand out and that brass is very Henry-ish, but it just didn't appeal to me at all. It totally ruins that retro look, being that brass is so historically incorrect. Now, a case colored or blued grip frame and trigger guard would be amazing. Dump that huge logo, too. I nice small medallion would be much more classy.
As always, each to their own, but I do think Henry is on to something with this revolver and hope they continue to make it and update it. For my tastes, it just needs to be de-Henry-ized a bit.
