BAYONNE, NJ – Henry Repeating Arms has donated a legendary Henry lever-action rifle from 1865 and serial number one of their new Original Henry rifle line to be auctioned together at the National NRA Foundation Banquet and Auction on Thursday, April 24 in Indianapolis. The auction will benefit The NRA Foundation, America’s leading charitable organization in support of the organizations and programs that ensure the legacy of hunting and the shooting sports. It will kick off the 2014 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits. Click to zoomThe two-gun set includes the well-worn Model 1860 Henry, serial number 8261 manufactured in 1865, used to reverse-engineer Benjamin Tyler Henry’s classic design and develop the tooling for the new Original Henry Rifle line.
Completing the pair is the Original Henry Deluxe Engraved serial number BTH0001, the first Henry produced in nearly 150 years. The new hardened brass-framed.44-40-cal. Rifle’s receiver has been hand-engraved by the artisans at Baron Engraving of Trumbull, CT, featuring period style engraving. Additionally, the rifle sports a one-piece 24 ½” octagonal barrel/tubular feed, a genuine American fancy walnut buttstock, and a classic folding ladder rear sight paired with a traditional blade front sight.
The auction items will include a certificate of authenticity provided by Henry Repeating Arms. Click to zoomRecent auctions of the new Original Henry Rifle yielded $85,000 for the USA Olympic Shooting Team and $50,825 for the Hunting Heritage Foundation.Bidding for the set went live online at on March 17, 2014. If you are interested in bidding on these firearms visit or contact the NRA’s special events coordinator Katie Parkes at (703) 267-1417. Learn more about the auction at.“Henry’s generous support over the last two decades has been vital to The NRA Foundation’s success at its national events,” said John DaSilva, National Manager of Events and Marketing. “We are honored to have the opportunity to auction these historically rich Henry rifles at this year’s NRA Foundation Banquet and raise money for the next generation of shooting sports enthusiasts.”See Also:About Henry Repeating ArmsHenry Repeating Arms is one of the country’s leading rifle manufacturers. Their legendary name dates back to 1860 when Benjamin Tyler Henry invented and patented the first practical repeating rifle during the Civil War.
It became known as the “gun you could load on Sunday and shoot all week long.” Henry rifles went on to play a significant role in the frontier days of the American West and soon became one of the most legendary, respected and sought after rifles in the history of firearms. President Lincoln’s Henry hangs in The Smithsonian and has become a national treasure. The company’s manufacturing facilities are in Bayonne, NJ and Rice Lake, WI.About the National Rifle AssociationEstablished in 1871, the National Rifle Association is America’s oldest civil rights and sportsmen’s group.
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Five million members strong, NRA continues its mission to uphold Second Amendment rights and is the leader in firearm education and training for law-abiding gun owners, law enforcement and the military.About GunBroker.comGunBroker.com is the world’s largest gun auction website. Launched in 1999, GunBroker.com is an informative, secure and safe way to buy and sell firearms, ammunition and hunting/shooting gear online. GunBroker.com promotes responsible ownership of guns and firearms.
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In celebration and recognition of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the Henry Repeating Arms Company is pleased to present the Lincoln Bicentennial Tribute Golden Boy Rifle. This rifle is produced in a limited run to commemorate one of the world’s most revered Americans. The Henry Repeating Rifle was chosen and licensed by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission for several reasons. All Henry Rifles are authentically produced, assembled and engraved in The United States by American craftsmen. The Henry Rifle is known for it’s reliability, accuracy and value as well as having the smoothest engineered actions in the land. The Henry Rifle is an historic piece of Americana.
I received my gun and let me tell you pictures in your catalogue do not do it justice. Abraham Lincoln would have been proud to own this gun, and to top it off it is made right here in the good old USA. You guys rock!!!!!!!!!!! You sent serial number 10 to me, you do not know how much this means to me.
Some talk about service I talk about henrys extreme customer service. Even if you stole it from the ausies you perfected it here. The gun store I go to, which by the way was mobbed.
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I couldn?t tell people enough about you guys at Henry rifles. I now own 5 of your rifles and look forward to the deluxe 2 in may. Then I will send a family picture to post on the web; after all a family is not a family without a few Henry Todd Hemmert.