Henry 1860

The Henry 1860 rifle is a lever action, breech loading rifle. The first 400 of the 14000 rifles made were produced with an iron frame instead of the brass frame commonly seen. Brass was added in late 1862 as production picked up. Henry rifles were far too expensive ($45 to $65 each) to be issued in large numbers during the Civil War (in comparison, a common Enfield Rifle cost $14). The Copper rounds used 28 grains of black powder and cost 1.6 cents each (about 4 times the price of muzzle loading ammo), most were purchased my individual soldiers with their own money. Twelve thousand were produced from 1862 to 1865 and sales slowed when the War ended. 110,000 1866 (Yellow Boy- side loading gate) Henry Rifles were made up to the introduction of the famous Winchester 1873 model. The "Yellow Boy" Henry is the one used in the film Silverado.

Henry 1860 brass-frame - .44 Rimfire (RF).

Specifications

• Caliber: .44 Rimfire
• Action: Lever Action, breech-loading
• Rate of fire: 28 rounds per min.
• Feed system: 16 round tube magazine

The Henry 1860 has been used in the following films:

Film

• Henry Thomas as Samuel Ludlow in Legends of the Fall (1994)

• Vigilantes in Desperation (2006)

• Mary McDonnell as Stands With a Fist in Dances with Wolves

• Kevin Costner as Lt. John Dunbar in Dances with Wolves

• Sara Botsford as Christine Lord in Tremors 4: The Legend Begins

• Jeff Corey as Tom Cheney in True Grit

• Clint Eastwood as Manco (The Man With No Name) in For a Few Dollars More

• Brandon Merrill as Falling Leaves in Shanghai Noon

• Tony Todd as Ben in Night of the Living Dead (1990)

• Danny Glover as Mal in Silverado (1985)

• Liam Neeson as Carver in Seraphim Falls (iron frame)

• Josh Brolin as Tom Chaney in True Grit (2010)

• How the West Was Won (1962)

Television

• Various cast members on Bonanza

• Shown briefly in the episode "Heart of Gold" on Firefly

Video Games

• Outlaws
• Red Dead Revolver
• Fallout 3
• Red Dead Redemption
• Smokin Guns