The Henry Carbine is a fictional gun, probably based on the Henry repeating rifle. It was thought out by German writer Karl May (who wrote in his novels about Winnetou, Old Shatterhand and Kara Ben Nemsi) as a gun named the Henry Carbine (in German Henrystutzen) after its design engineer. It was constructed by Mr. Henry, a fictional gunsmith from Saint Louis, and later given to his friend who became famous in the Wild West as Old Shatterhand and later in Arabian countries as Kara Ben Nemsi. In the world of Karl May's novels, this pump gun, or repeating rifle, was capable of firing 25 times without reloading and was renowned (with its owner) throughout the entire Wild West and in Arabian countries. Because it didn't need to be reloaded often (compared to more common rifles with one or two chambers) it was considered by native Indians and Arabs as a magic rifle.