type private industry firearms founded 1993 in brooklyn new york headquarters bayonne new jersey united states products firearms website henryrifles.com henry repeating arms is a firearms manufacturing company established in brooklyn in 1993 by louis imperato ; 1 as of 2013 the company was the seventh most productive firearms manufacturer in the united states producing over 300 000 rifles annually . 2 contents 1 history 2 products 3 promotion 4 references 5 external links history edit louis imperato was an italian american firearms businessman working at the 1911 founded jovino s gunshop in manhattan who in 1993 seized the opportunity to use his manufacturing license to produce black powder revolvers and established a factory in brooklyn . in 1996 he acquired the rights to the historical name henry repeating arms a defunct when brand which had previously produced benjamin tyler henry s revolutionary 1860 lever action rifle . 3 the company began producing a .22 caliber lever action rifle modeled after a modern rifle previously made in germany by erma werke imported into the us by the ithaca gun company and originally called the model 72 saddle gun ; imperato labeled this initial product the henry h001 . original research louis imperator was succeeded as president by his son anthony imperato . when in september 2008 henry moved its headquarters to a 100 000 square feet 9 300 m2 facility in bayonne new jersey and presently when employs 250 people . citation needed the company also owns a 140 000 square feet 13 000 m2 facility in rice lake wisconsin which employs 175 people in casting and machining receivers and producing parts . products edit henry repeating arms produces lever bolt and pump action rimfire rifles and a new iteration of the ar 7 semi automatic takedown survival rifle which was originally designed in 1958 for the u.s. air force . they also have a selection of centerfire lever action rifles . in 2013 the company announced production of a replica of the original 1860 henry rifle with a traditional brass receiver but modern steel barrel and internals and chambered in .44 40 winchester rather than the original obsolete .44 henry rimfire . manufacture of this model represents the first american production of a henry style replica rifle in 150 years . citation needed other distinctive offerings include the mare s leg lever action pistol promotion edit the company mottos are made in america and priced right and made in america or not made at all . references edit noonan ed 2011 08 25 . outdoor journal lever action henry .22 ideal for small game . dailygazette.com . retrieved 2016 06 29 . u.s. firearms industry today 2015 shooting industry magazine . shootingindustry.com . retrieved 2016 06 29 . http dailycaller.com 2015 04 03 leveraging heritage henry repeating arms external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title henry repeating arms & oldid 737234190 categories bayonne new jerseyfirearm manufacturers of the united statescompanies based in hudson county new jerseyhidden categories vague or ambiguous time from june 2016all articles that may contain original researcharticles that may contain original research from june 2016all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from june 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 1 september 2016 at 14 28 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view