Object Details
- patentee
- Henry, Benjamin Tyler
- manufacturer
- New Haven Arms Company
- Description
- Physical Description
- Henry rifle Model 1860, .44 caliber.
- General History
- The Henry rifle was the immediate forerunner of the famous Winchester rifles. About 14,000 Henrys were made between 1860 and 1866 by the New Haven Arms Company. The Henry rifle was developed from the Volcanic firearms system and was built around the .44 rimfire cartridge. Both the new rifle and the cartridge were designed by B. Tyler Henry. A basic feature of the .44 rimfire cartridge was the use of a metallic casing rather than the undependable, self-contained powder, ball, and primer of the Volcanic bullet. Evidence indicates that the Indians at Little Big Horn had a large number of Henry rifles, while the army was armed with the single-shot breech-loading Springfield Model 1873.
- ID Number
- AF.32813
- catalog number
- 32813
- accession number
- 69413
- Object Name
- rifle
- Other Terms
- rifle; Firearms; Rim Fire; .44 In; Rifled; 05; 05; 03
- Physical Description
- steel (overall material)
- wood (overall material)
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 8 in x 44 in x 1 1/2 in; 20.32 cm x 111.76 cm x 3.81 cm
- Place Made
- United States
- Associated Place
- United States
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- Political and Military History: Armed Forces History, Military
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- Exhibition
- Price of Freedom
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- subject
- Firearms
- related event
- Expansion and Reform
- Record ID
- nmah_414668
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-e48f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
