open the front-end of the magazine. He loads up to 15 cartridges one by one, he pivots the top portion back and releases the follower. Legacy While never issued on a large scale, the Henry rifle demonstrated its advantages of rapid fire at close range several times in the Civil War and later during the wars between the United States and the Plains Indians. Examples include the successes of two Henry-armed Union regiments at the Battle of Franklin against large Confederate attacks, as well as the Henry-armed Sioux and Cheyenne's destruction of the 7th Cavalry at Little Big Horn. Manufactured by the New Haven Arms Company, the Henry rifle evolved into the famous Winchester Model 1866 lever-action rifle. With the introduction of the new Model 1866, the New Haven Arms Company was renamed the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Reproductions The unrelated Henry Repeating Arms produces a modernized replica of the Model 1860 Henry Rifle with brass receiver and American walnut stock, but a modern steel barrel and internal components. Uberti produces an almost exact copy Henry Model 1860 chambered in .44-40 Winchester or .45 Colt, rather than the original .44 Henry rimfire. Distributed by several companies, these replicas are popular among Cowboy Action Shooters and Civil War reenactors, as well as competition shooters in the North-South Skirmish Association(N-SSA). See also Colt Lightning Carbine Colt's New Model Revolving rifle Spencer repeating rifle Rifles in the American Civil War Winchester rifle Notes References Hartford Michigan Military History . American Rifleman, May 2008; (Henry Repeating Arms) founder, p. 26. Sword, Wiley. The Historic Henry Rifle: Oliver Winchester's Famous Civil War Repeater. Lincoln, Rhode Island : Andrew Mowbray Publishers, 2002. Compared: .357 Mag. Henry Big Boy, Marlin 1894C and Uberti 1873 Rifles by Chuck Hawks. External links Henry Repeating Arms Company - website of the modern Henry Repeating Arms Company Uberti USA 1860 Henry Rifle American inventions American Civil War rifles Rifles of the United States Lever-action rifles Early rifles Guns of the American West Weapons of the Confederate States of America Hunting rifles