Henry Original Henry Rifle

About the Henry Original Henry Rifle

The Henry Original Henry Rifle (model H011) is a modern lever-action rifle produced by Henry Repeating Arms as a faithful reproduction of Benjamin Tyler Henry's 1860 Henry rifle, the first practical repeating rifle. Chambered in .44-40 Winchester, it retains the classic toggle-link action, a specially formulated hardened brass receiver, a one-piece octagonal blued-steel barrel and integral tubular magazine loaded from the muzzle end, and a fancy American walnut straight-grip stock with a brass buttplate. It holds 13 rounds and uses folding-ladder rear and blade front sights.

The original 1860 Henry rifle, whose lever-action repeating design this reproduction recreates, was prized during the American Civil War and earned the nickname 'that damned Yankee rifle you load on Sunday and shoot all week.'

Henry Original Henry Rifle specifications

Unlike the original .44 Henry rimfire chambering, the modern reproduction is offered in centerfire .44-40 Winchester and .45 Colt. The rifle deliberately omits modern manual safeties, relying on the traditional half-cock hammer notch.