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Extremely Rare Documented Iron Frame New Haven Arms Co.
Henry Lever Action Rifle - Serial no. 110, 44 Henry RF cal., 24 1/4
inch octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. The Henry lever action rifle
is among the most famous and desirable of all of the historic American
lever action rifles as the predecessor to the famous Winchester lever
action rifles and one of the most advanced firearms of the American
Civil War. Of the Henry variants, the distinctive iron frame Henry
rifles are the rarest and most desirable. Only an estimated 200-300
Henry rifles with iron frames were manufactured by New Haven Arms
Co. before the company discontinued them in favor of the “brass”
gunmetal frames. These iron framed rifles were manufactured during
the first three months of production (April-June 1862), and the known
serial numbers of the identified iron frame Henry rifles range from
1-393. Less than 100 of these rifle are reportedly known today. Only 85
were reported known in “The Historic Henry Rifle” by Wiley Sword, and
this rifle is among those listed. This rifle is also listed by serial number
as a known surviving iron frame Henry on page 54 of Les Quick’s book
“The Story of Benjamin Tyler Henry and His Famed Repeating Rifle.”
According to "The Story
of Benjamin Tyler Henry
and His Famed Repeating
Rifle" by Quick, fewer
than 100 Iron Frame
Henry Lever Action rifles
are known to collectors.
LISTED BY SERIAL NUMBER IN THE BOOKS THE
STORY OF BENJAMIN TYLER HENRY BY QUICK AND
THE HISTORIC HENRY RIFLE BY SWORD
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