HENRY ORGINAL CARBINE 44-40 20.4"

Henry Repeating Arms Original Henry Rare Carbine, Lever Action Rifle, 44-40 Winchester, 20.5" Barrel, Brass Receiver, Fancy American Walnut Buttstock with Hardened Brass Buttplate, Folding Ladder Rear/Blade Front Sight, 10 Rounds H011R

In the late 1850s, metallic cartridges were the coming wave of firearms technology, and besides the difficulties inherent to developing reliable and effective self-contained rounds the new ammunition demanded equally new gun designs capable of taking full advantage of what the quick-loading cartridge offered.