Thanks for those pics from the "Other Side". My ancestors were likely there at the Gap shooting back with their obsolete MLing Rifled Muskets, if they were frounate enough to have even that, but just couldn't stand up to the Spencer. I do have it on pretty good account though That Wilder really wanted the Henry but New Haven Arms was unable to supply the quanity he neded, so he chose the Spencer instead, desiring to have all arms the same & taking the same cartridges. A wise choice I would say.

Miller/TN
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