As the CEO and Founder of Henry Repeating Arms, Anthony Imperato leads the company's overall strategic vision with a proven track record backed by over 40 years of personal experience in the firearms industry.

History. Henry Repeating Arms was started by Louis Imperato and his son Anthony Imperato in Brooklyn, New York in 1996. The first model produced was the Henry H001 Lever-Action . 22 and the first shipments were made in March 1997.

Designed by Tyler Henry in 1860, the Henry Repeating Rifle was a major advancement in the repeating rifle. With a new bolt, firing pin and ammunition, it was much faster and more reliable than earlier repeaters. It gained fame during the Civil War, with more than 10,000 in use.

The company headquarters is in Rice Lake, Wisconsin, and the other factories are in Bayonne, New Jersey, and Ladysmith, Wisconsin.

The rifle was the basis for the 1866 Winchester Repeating Rifle. Designed by Tyler Henry in 1860, the Henry Repeating Rifle was a major advancement in the repeating rifle. With a new bolt, firing pin and ammunition, it was much faster and more reliable than earlier repeaters.

The Henry rifle was the immediate forerunner of the famous Winchester rifles. About 14,000 Henry's were made between 1860 and 1866 by the New Haven Arms Company. The Henry rifle was developed from the Volcanic firearms system and was built around the . 44 rimfire cartridge.

A lever-action repeating rifle, the Henry utilized a 15-round magazine containing self-contained metallic cartridges, allowing a soldier to fire anywhere from 15-30 shots per minute at a time when a soldier carrying a single-shot muzzle-loading rifle-musket could fire only 2-3 shots per minute.

With its reliable . 44 caliber rimfire metallic cartridge, the Henry produced a rapid and highly accurate fire. Reports of the successful use of Henry rifles in the Civil War were numerous. The incredible firepower unleashed by the Henry is evident in Major William Ludlow's account of the Battle of Allatoona Pass.

America was engulfed in the searing flames of the Civil War, and the first Henry rifles were in the hands of Union soldiers by mid 1862. Due to its revolutionary design and rapid rate of fire, the Henry quickly found popularity both with the military and civilian purchasers.

Supply < Demand. Secondly, CNC machines and steel cost money. Budget bolt actions are relatively simple to manufacture, and aluminum ARs are easier to machine from their forged shapes. A well made Henry rifle is right in line with more well-finished bolt guns and quality ARs.

The Henry repeating rifle is a lever-action tubular magazine rifle famed both for its use at the Battle of the Little Bighorn and being the basis for the iconic Winchester rifle of the American Wild West. Designed by Benjamin Tyler Henry in 1860, the original Henry was a sixteen-shot .

And copped the hammer. A spring in the magazine forced the next round into the follower locking the lever back into position pushed the new cartridge into the chamber. And close the breach.