Henry Repeating Arms is a firearms manufacturing company. As of 2019, Henry Repeating Arms ranked in the top five of U.S.

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manufacturers, and eighth overall in total firearms production, manufacturing over 300,000 firearms annually.

History

Henry Repeating Arms was started by Louis Imperato and his son Anthony Imperato in

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in 1996. The first model produced was the Henry H001 Lever Action .22 and the first shipments were made in March 1997. The original corporate motto was "Made in America and Priced Right". Henry Repeating Arms takes its name from

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, the inventor who patented the first repeating rifle in 1860, known as the Henry rifle. There is no affiliation or lineage to Benjamin Tyler Henry or to the New Haven Arms Company, who sold the original Henry rifle from 1862 to 1864. Anthony Imperato secured the trademark to the Henry name in 1996.

Operations

Henry Repeating Arms employs 550 people and operates two manufacturing facilities totaling 250,000 square feet. The company headquarters is located in

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and a second manufacturing facility is location in

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. Louis Imperato served as Chairman of the company from its start until his death in November 2007. Anthony Imperato currently serves as the CEO and Founder, and Andy Wickstrom is the company President. Lemana Saran serves as Vice President/Assistant to the President.

Products

Henry Repeating Arms manufactures rifles and shotguns. The company produces a broad range of lever action rifles in both rimfire and centerfire calibers, in a variety of finishes, including alloy, steel, hardened brass, hardened silver, color case hardened, and All-Weather. The company’s signature model is the Henry Golden Boy, a rimfire lever action whose moniker is "the gun that brings out the west in you". The company has sold over one million of their model H001 Lever Action .22 rifle, which has become a staple of the firearms industry. The company donated serial number 1 million which was auctioned and raised over $50,000. The Henry Big Boy is a centerfire lever action that is suitable for brush hunting, home defense and cowboy action shooting. The Henry Long Ranger is a centerfire lever action that delivers bolt action distance and precision for big game hunts. The Henry US Survival AR-7 is an updated version of the U.S. Air Force AR-7, a take-down .22 all of the rifles components fit into the buttstock. The Henry Mini Bolt is a beginners stainless steel single shot .22 rifle that is the official youth rifle of the USA Shooting Team. Henry Repeating Arms is the official firearms licensee of the

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, and several Henry Boy Scout editions are available. The company has a line of tribute rifles, honoring many deserving constituencies including those serving in the military, first responders, and the American Farmer. The Henry Corporate Editions program offers companies the opportunity to place their logo on a Henry rifle for employee retirements, dealer rewards, and corporate milestones. The Henry Single Shot Shotgun is available in hardened brass or steel in 12 and 20 gauge, and .410 caliber. The Henry Single Shot rifle is also available in hardened brass or steel in over 10 centerfire calibers. Henry Repeating Arms released the Side-Gate lever-action rifle chambered in .30-30 Win, .38-55 Win, .35 Rem, and .45-70 Gov't in 2018. This is their first rifle to feature a loading gate allowing ammo to be loaded, reloaded or topped off as needed from the rear of the tubular magazine. The gun can be unloaded quickly from the muzzle end of the tubular magazine.

Promotion

Henry Repeating Arms corporate motto is "Made In America Or Not Made At All".

Awards

Henry Repeating Arms was recognized for exceptional customer service in June 2016 by the American Business Awards, and received the Stevie Award for both Customer Service and Social Media. It is the only time a firearms company has received these awards.

Events

Henry Repeating Arms held the record-breaking Henry 1000-Man Shoot in November 2016 at Ben Avery Shooting Center when 1000 participants fired Henry Golden Boy rifles simultaneously.

Charitable endeavors

Henry Repeating Arms "Guns for Great Causes" is a charitable component of the company that focuses on individual sick children's cases, children's hospitals, veterans organizations, and 2nd Amendment/Shooting Sports/Wildlife conservation causes and organizations.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://www.henryusa.com/ Bayonne, New Jersey Firearm manufacturers of the United States Companies based in Hudson County, New Jersey