Just got my 1860 44-40 Henry back

Fingers McGee · January 7, 2013, 08:50 PM

Just got my 44-40 Henry back from the engraver last Thursady. Bought it from Cabelas in 1997. It has the plum brown barrel. I used it as my CAS rifle for a couple years when I first got started; but retired it in 2003. It'll get brought out of the gun safe more often now. I'd been wanting to get it engraved for a few years; but Jim was always backed up. Still took over a year to get it done. Jim Downing, The GunEngraver did the work.

Roshi · January 7, 2013, 08:56 PM

Thanks for sharing

BirchOrr · January 7, 2013, 09:14 PM

SaaaWeeeeet!!!!!!!

BerdanSS · January 7, 2013, 09:55 PM

Nice fingers! I'm going to get an 1860 this year...after long self argument, I'm defiantly going with the brass framed over the steel.

bushmaster65 · January 7, 2013, 10:08 PM

gun ****...

deerslayer303 · January 7, 2013, 11:54 PM

That is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!

TurkeyOak · January 8, 2013, 12:24 AM

+1
I am not normally a fan of engraved rifles but that is a beautiful rifle. That is an amazing job. I would change my tune if I owned that one.
Love the Henry. Only have a blue H001 but I love it. Their .357 is next on my list.

Fingers McGee · January 8, 2013, 12:46 AM

Thanks everyone. Jim Downing does wonderful work. When I picked it up, he showed me a 38 S&W revolver that he had done 100% coverage on. It was magnificent.

Doc Hoy · January 8, 2013, 10:32 AM

....In the immortal words of Peter Boyle.......

Holy Crap!

indy1919 · January 8, 2013, 01:01 PM

Fingers that is beautiful..

A true work of art.. And it help That you start out with one of the nicest looking rifles in the world .....

Now a couple minor personal questions here..

Will you shoot it after this????

And any way of giving a small hint to what the cost of such a job might be???

And any clue to what are the actual physical man hours that goes into a job like that????

jlb43 · January 8, 2013, 01:07 PM

Fingers That is my kinda rifle!

I inquired about having Downing do a Paterson about a year ago. When he said a twelve month wait I thought I could not wait. Now the year has passed and the gun is still not engraved. Duh!

Fingers McGee · January 8, 2013, 01:51 PM

Indy,

I will be shooting it; but not a whole lot. As nice as they are, the Henry isn't very competitive.

Cost was under a grand - and that's all the hint I'm gonna give.

I had talked with him at a match in early Nov & he said it would still be a couple weeks before he'd get to it. He finished it just before Christmas. So.................. ???? I have no idea.

Jib,

I paid deposit and filled out the order sheet in Sept 2011, I gave him the rifle in Oct 2012. If you had scheduled it back then, you'd either have it now, or it would be soon.

indy1919 · January 8, 2013, 02:52 PM

Fingers, Many thanks to taking the time to answer..

Per the 2 amount questions, I would have guessed more on each.. WOW

MOOCHO THAAANKS for the photos and the info..

Noz · January 8, 2013, 05:14 PM

What you cannot see from the picture is the color of the plum brown on the barrel of this gun. Deep purple and as smooth as silk. The engraving is beautiful but the finish on the iron is better than anything I have ever seen.

Hardcase · January 9, 2013, 12:32 PM

My goodness, that is an absolute beauty!

January 7, 2013, 08:50 PM	#1
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,720	Just got my 1860 44-40 Henry back Just got my 44-40 Henry back from the engraver last Thursady. Bought it from Cabelas in 1997. It has the plum brown barrel. I used it as my CAS rifle for a couple years when I first got started; but retired it in 2003. It'll get brought out of the gun safe more often now. I'd been wanting to get it engraved for a few years; but Jim was always backed up. Still took over a year to get it done. Jim Downing, The GunEngraver did the work. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce Last edited by Fingers McGee; January 8, 2013 at 02:56 PM.

January 7, 2013, 08:56 PM	#2
Roshi Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2010 Location: Houston Posts: 156	Wow! Thanks for sharing

January 7, 2013, 09:14 PM	#3
BirchOrr Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2012 Location: Eaton Rapids, MI Posts: 205	SaaaWeeeeet!!!!!!! __________________ “A man who opens a case in hunting camp and lifts out a single-shot BP rifle makes a statement about himself. It may be quite unconscious, or it may be pure egotistical one-upmanship, but it does project the image of a superior marksman and a hunter of above-average skills.”

January 7, 2013, 10:08 PM	#5
bushmaster65 Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2012 Location: Central Texas Posts: 106	gun ****... __________________ "Why Johnny Ringo, you look like somebody just walked over your grave."

January 7, 2013, 11:54 PM	#6
deerslayer303 Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: McMinnville TN Posts: 1,116	That is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! __________________ "You're so drunk you cant hit nothin, In fact you're probably seeing double"...."I have TWO GUNS one for each of ya"

January 7, 2013, 09:55 PM	#4
BerdanSS Senior Member Join Date: April 3, 2011 Posts: 579	Nice fingers! I'm going to get an 1860 this year...after long self argument, I'm defiantly going with the brass framed over the steel.

January 8, 2013, 12:24 AM	#7
TurkeyOak Member Join Date: February 10, 2011 Location: North Georgia Posts: 52	+1 I am not normally a fan of engraved rifles but that is a beautiful rifle. That is an amazing job. I would change my tune if I owned that one. Love the Henry. Only have a blue H001 but I love it. Their .357 is next on my list.

January 8, 2013, 12:46 AM	#8
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,720	Thanks everyone. Jim Downing does wonderful work. When I picked it up, he showed me a 38 S&W revolver that he had done 100% coverage on. It was magnificent. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

January 8, 2013, 10:32 AM	#9
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 3,348	Fingers..... ....In the immortal words of Peter Boyle....... Holy Crap! __________________ Doc My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson

January 8, 2013, 01:01 PM	#10
indy1919 Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2011 Posts: 208	Fingers that is beautiful.. A true work of art.. And it help That you start out with one of the nicest looking rifles in the world ..... Now a couple minor personal questions here.. Will you shoot it after this???? And any way of giving a small hint to what the cost of such a job might be??? And any clue to what are the actual physical man hours that goes into a job like that????

January 8, 2013, 01:07 PM	#11
jlb43 Senior Member Join Date: March 26, 2010 Location: North Georgia Posts: 114	Fingers That is my kinda rifle! I inquired about having Downing do a Paterson about a year ago. When he said a twelve month wait I thought I could not wait. Now the year has passed and the gun is still not engraved. Duh! __________________ "Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading" - Thomas Jefferson . --

January 8, 2013, 01:51 PM	#12
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,720	Indy, I will be shooting it; but not a whole lot. As nice as they are, the Henry isn't very competitive. Cost was under a grand - and that's all the hint I'm gonna give. I had talked with him at a match in early Nov & he said it would still be a couple weeks before he'd get to it. He finished it just before Christmas. So.................. ???? I have no idea. Jib, I paid deposit and filled out the order sheet in Sept 2011, I gave him the rifle in Oct 2012. If you had scheduled it back then, you'd either have it now, or it would be soon. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

January 8, 2013, 02:52 PM	#13
indy1919 Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 2011 Posts: 208	Fingers, Many thanks to taking the time to answer.. Per the 2 amount questions, I would have guessed more on each.. WOW MOOCHO THAAANKS for the photos and the info..

January 8, 2013, 05:14 PM	#14
Noz Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2009 Posts: 589	What you cannot see from the picture is the color of the plum brown on the barrel of this gun. Deep purple and as smooth as silk. The engraving is beautiful but the finish on the iron is better than anything I have ever seen.

January 9, 2013, 12:32 PM	#15
Hardcase Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2009 Location: Sunny Southern Idaho Posts: 1,881	My goodness, that is an absolute beauty! __________________ Well we don't rent pigs and I figure it's better to say it right out front because a man that does like to rent pigs is... he's hard to stop - Gus McCrae