Great story, Marine, and cool
that your black ghost is a one-of-one.
I have a perspective on the two Henry Carbines I own; and that is through my eyes of being a
wood nut.
~~~Each one is a basic steel Carbine.
~~~Henry makes no distinction that they are a unique model and are special to own in any way.
~~~The number of each Carbine model (SGC and BBS) Henry has sold probably is in the 1000s.
But if you
consider primarily
the wood stocks, maybe even the forends,
I have two unique, one-of-a-kind Henry rifles. That is because each MO tree harvested has its unique color and grain pattern. These Henrys were built without any special consideration of giving them the "extra nice" Henry wood option. However, both of my Henry stocks are exceptionally nice, and unique, for coming out of "generic" production. I am more than pleased with both, and enjoy their looks every time I pack them for a range visit. I've posted these two stocks photos before; here is a reminder:
Stock view - Small Game Carbine .22LR
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Stock view - Big Boy Steel Carbine .357 Magnum
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I would bet that each of your wood projects is one-of-a-kind, unique also, Marine. I know you've seen some beautiful wood running through your wood shop!
Enough meanderings from a wood-nut, who is probably a little off his nut, too!!
Interesting post on this perspective. Thanks again for sharing it.
PT7
BrokenolMarine wrote:I once bought a limited edition kayak. One of twenty five. I bought it because it was carbon fiber and half the weight of the standard version, and we had the money at the time. I got lucky, no one else ordered the custom laid kayaks that first six months... so they closed the option. I have one of one.
Folks in the know refer to that kayak as the black ghost. No one knows where it is or who owns it.
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