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