"SNIP:
Indians were armed with Winchesters in .44-40 and .44 Henry.
More rapid firing, but also more limited range. Circumstances seem to
indicate
that the troopers were simply overwhelmed by numbers.
But everyone knew that already.
Surprisingly few do. The myth of "better armed Indians" is alive and well
in spite of the fact that only Custer was overun. Benteen and Reno were
able to hold off their attackers until help arrived.
Still, the Henry was known as "that damn Yankee gun you load on Sunday and
shoot all week" 'cause of its impressive (for the day) 17 round capacity.
The Model '73 (as seen in "Winchester '73") had the same capacity. It was
sold in a military version to at least Turkey and Russia. So maybe there
could be a connection somewhere in the dark reaches of history. ;-)
Bill Kambic


Get down to your local library and check out "Son of the Morning
Star". Pretty good portrayal of 'Custer's Last Stand'. I've been to
the site - not a good place for a stand-off; really exposed.
Walt BJ