Henry Original Iron Framed Lever Action Rifle 44-40 WCF 24.5″ Blued Barrel Case Hardened Frame Walnut Straight Grip Stock

Getting your hands on a Civil War era Henry rifle will set you back up to $250,000 if you can find one at auction. Getting your hands on the ultra-rare iron-framed Henry? Almost impossible no matter cost. There are less than 400 units of the iron-framed 1860 Henry rifle, and the Henry Iron Framed Original (actually steel-framed) makes it possible to acquire your own example of this short-lived piece of history.A pioneering design in a reliable and practical lever action repeater, and adopted in limited numbers during the Civil War, the Henry was the 16-shot rifle referred to as “the rifle you could load on Sunday and shoot all week long.”In the days when the average soldier was expected to be able to fire up to three rounds per minute through his muzzle-loading Springfield rifle, a small unit armed with Henry rifles could provide the firepower of an entire company. That ground-breaking lever action rifle design was the foundation for a uniquely American class of long gun…