| Name | Street | Town | State | From | To |
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| New Haven Arms Company | 1857 | 1866 |
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| 1863 to 1865 Federal Government, Army and Navy direct orders | 1730 Henry Rifles, about the half marked C.G.C. (for inspector Charles G. Chapman) in serial number range as from 3000. |
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| See Winchester, Volcanic, Smith & Wesson .38 caliber Pistol, 4" barrel .38 caliber Pistol, 4" barrel .38 caliber Pistol, 6" barrel .38 caliber Pistol, 8" barrel .38 caliber "carbines", 16" barrel, with shoulder stock .38 caliber "carbines", 20" barrel, with shoulder stock .38 caliber "carbines", 24" barrel, with shoulder stock Only .30 or .40 caliber "Volcanics" were made but very often the caliber is stated as .31 or .41 because of the "loading ball" which was slightly larger than the bore. .30 caliber volcanic cartridge, Number 1 lever action, magazine load pistol, 3 1/2" barrel .30 cal., left side .30 cal., right side .30 caliber volcanic cartridge, Number 1 lever action, magazine load pistol, 3 1/2" barrel .30 caliber volcanic cartridge, Number 1 lever action, magazine load pistol, 6" barrel .40 caliber volcanic cartridge, Number 2 lever action, magazine load pistol, 6" barrel .40 caliber volcanic cartridge, Number 2 lever action, magazine load pistol, 8" barrel with shoulder stock .40 caliber volcanic cartridge, Number 2 lever action, magazine load pistol, 16" barrel with shoulder stock .41 caliber volcanic cartridge, "Navy" lever action, magazine load pistol, 8" barrel (I suppose the caliber information is wrong and it is a .40 caliber) .41 "Navy", left side .41 "Navy", right side .40 caliber volcanic cartridge, lever action, magazine load rifle, 16 1/2" barrel .40 caliber volcanic cartridge, lever action, magazine load rifle, 21" barrel .40 caliber volcanic cartridge, lever action, magazine load rifle, 25" barrel The New Haven arms were numbered from 1 up to over 3200. .44 Henry rimfire caliber, 1st Model Henry Lever Action Rifle, marked HENRY'S PATENT. OCT. 16.1869/MANUFACTD BY THE NEW HAVEN ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN.CT. Manufactured from 1860 to 1866 however, no commercial offer was made until 1862. left side right side Henry rifle out of the Federal Contract, low 31xx serial number, left side Number 7754
The total production is estimaded at 12850 items and the regular production would have ended only in 1867. The highest reported number for a Henry is serial number 14262. It is believed that the early production of 1860 and 1861 was with iron frame (about 300 to 400 iron frames - others says only about 200). Thereafter the rifles were made with brass frame. To my knowledge there are actually 85 iron frame Henry Rifles reported with serial numbers 2 to 355 highest. However there are some doubts about the early production. 2, 12, 13, 20, 31, 43, 45, 48. 49, 51, 54, 55, 57, 59, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 71, 73, 78, 85, 88, 89, 90, 94, 95, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 110, 114, 117, 119, 123, 125, 128, 129, 131, 134, 135, 137, 138, 147, 148, 149, 152, 155, 156, 157, 159, 161, 165, 167, 170, 175, 177, 179, 182, 185, 192, 197, 205, 209, 215, 257, 260, 263, 267, 270, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 281, 287, 289, 304, 324, 355, At least 15 duplicate numbers (iron / brass) are known. This are the numberes 2, 12, 20, 31, 43, 66, 78, 117, 149, 156, 205, 215, 287, 324 and 355 Either the brass frame models started again with number 1 or, brass and iron frame were made within the same serial number range and this are human errors in numbering some rifles or, numbering of the very early production of the Henry was not really important as Henry's were not offered before 1862. The owner of several Henry's could be revealed. The numbers are 1, 6, this one was presented to President Abraham Lincoln, engraved and gold plated, 7, 9, Gideon Wells, Sec. of the Navy, 14, 19, 147 (iron) used by J. Marshall, G Company, 66th Illinois Infrantry, 165 (iron), 213, 287, William S. Skelton, lieutenant, E Company, Stirmans 1st Arkansas Cavalry, CSA, 324, 325, 359, 391, 467, 504, F. W. Binger, Salt Creek, Nebraska, 562, 698, 771, 976, A. W. Morris, D Company, 16th Ill. Vet. Vol. Infantry, 1st Brigade, 2nd Division, 14th Army Corps., 1006, 1008, 1116, 1187, 1216, used by J. Spangenberg, B Company, 3rd Regiment U:S:V., 1225, 1228, 1302, 1348, 1398, 1434, Wilber F. Lunt G Company, ist Maine Cavalry 1534, 1606, 1614, 2293, John Fox, C Company, 58th Indiana Infantry, 2352, 2378, Major General James G. BLunt, 2582, Lucius P. Tallman, Western Sharp Shooter, 66th Illinois Infantry, 2637, 2639, Chas Webster, D Company WSS Vet. V, 2688, 2710, Marked Captured at Goodrich's Landing Oct 1864 IGS and GMS with date 1868, 2724, marked A.G. Rolf Co.D 23rd Ill. Inf. (Andis G. Rol fo Somonauk, Illinois), 2779, John Cowens, D Company, 23rd Illinois Infantry 2797, 2857, 2900, 2909, 3183, 3233, 3237, 3261, 3315, 3347, 3406, 3469, 3509, 3532, 3930, 4140, 4434, Michael G. Buzard 4494, 4615, 4658, 4944 owned by Nicholas Ham and is marked Co F 64th Ill. 4983, 5095, 5218, 5594, 5952, 6039, 6083, 6248, 8051, Frank W. Meese, 8291, used by Louis Quinius, B Company, 66th Wisconsin Infantry, 8622, 8816, used by Matthew Brady, this is an engraved one, 8862, 8909, 8929, 8972, 9193, 9223, marked Arch McAlister CoE. 2nd Regt, P.R.V.C., By end of the Civil War the 3rd Regiment U.S. Veteran Voluteers reported 348 Henry's from serial number 1392 to 9701. Other war seen rifles are number 2797, 3233, 3347, 3509 and 3532 (97th Indiana) 3117 (7th Illinois Volonteers) 4392 (36th Illinois Volonteers) and 4228 (73rd Illinois Volonteers) Many thanks to a visitor who informed me about two of his guns a 101 iron and a 359 brass frame Henry
Henry rifles have been reported with higher serial number and highest was 14262 but most probably on demand. It is said, that 200 iron fram Henry's were made within the first 1300 Henry's.
Government purchase was 1,731 carbines and the higest known serial number is 9701 
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