![]() Some Second Models bare the “AWM” and “JT” government inspection markings on the left side of the stock, on the wrist near the receiver.įrom records in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. Chapman, indicating he had inspected and accepted this gun for the Ordinance Department of the U.S. Some First Models were purchased by the U.S. ![]() ![]() Matching assembly numbers, in small numerals, are found on the barrel under the loading sleeve and on the rear face of the loading sleeve. On early rifles, the tang and buttplate screws also are serial numbered. The serial number of Henry rifles are found on the top flat of the barrel, on the left side of the lower tang under the stock, on the stock under the upper tang, and on the inside of the buttplate. Henry rifles had 24” barrels with a magazine capacity of 16 rounds, with a few shorter length Henry carbines known to exist. Second Models were exclusively brass frame with pointed buttplates (s/n 5300 – 14900 range). Both the rifle and its ammunition were superior in every respect to the Volcanic firearms.įirst Model Henrys were made with iron frames (s/n 1 to 400 range,) and brass frames (s/n 1 to 5,300 range, overlapping with iron frames) both with rounded buttplates. ![]() Winchester obtained the patent rights to the Volcanic, he founded the New Haven Arms Company and manufactured the Henry rifle which employed the. However both of these firearms fired an inefficient self-contained projectile. The toggle-link action was nearly identical to that used in the Smith & Wesson volcanic pistols and the Volcanics manufactured by the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company. Designed by Benjamin Tyler Henry, the Henry Rifle was considered one of the most advanced weapons of its day. ![]()
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