A timeless design by a youthful John Browning combined with superb manufacturing quality keeps this 128-year-old rifle alive today. Here's a closer look at the Model 1886 Winchester lever-action.
NRA-ILA 40th Anniversary Dinner & Auction In Nashville The Ninth Annual NRA-ILA Dinner and Auction, presented by Henry Repeating Arms, will take place this year at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn.
Lever-action rifles are an indelible fixture in the history of firearm development and played a key role in the formation of these United States. Recently, however, iconic manufacturers have closed up shop or moved production of such classic long guns overseas. The resulting void has opened the door for Henry Repeating Arms Co. to expand its catalog of American-made lever guns.
When the Henry Repeating Arms Model 1860 went into production, only about 200 rifles were manufactured with iron frames before the more common brass frame was adopted.
Henry Repeating Arms has donated three Henry Originals—all engraved by Baron Technology, Inc. with special tribute to Tennessee's history and heritage— to be auctioned for the benefit of the NRA/ILA at the 2015 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in Nashville, Tenn., April 10-12. Shown here, the three rifles are the Henry Big Boy Classic in .44 Mag.; the Henry Big Boy Carbine in .44 Mag.; and the Henry Big Boy Mare's Leg in .44 Mag. Learn more by reading below and scrolling through the gallery.
A surviving veteran from the sinking of the USS Indianapolis during World War II, the largest casualty at sea in the history of the Navy, was among 20 individuals honored by Henry Repeating Arms at the 2015 NRA Foundation Banquet & Auction at Nashville, Tenn., April 10.