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Henry Pump action .22

50-70RB50-70RB Member Posts: 706 ✭✭✭
edited November 2010 in Ask the Experts
Except for the octagon barrel, the pump action .22 rifle from Henry looks exactly like the Erma used to make for Iver Johnson of which there are two on the auction side. Is Erma making it or is Henry making it here in America like they say their lever action .22s are? Thank you.

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  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Henry rifles are made at their Brooklyn, NY factory. They used to be Colt Blackpowder Company and made the Colt 3rd Generation "Signature Series" revolvers and rifles.
  • rufe-snowrufe-snow Member Posts: 18,650 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Erma has been out of business for years. I heard that Henry bought Erma's tooling and machinery, believe that why the rifles look so similar. If the rifle is marked made in U.S.A. that's where it's made. By U.S. law imported firearms have to be marked with country of origin. Always possible though that Henry could be selling a .22 pump made in Brazil, or some other foreign low wage country though.
  • brier-49brier-49 Member Posts: 7,095 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They're made in the USA, check their website
  • 50-70RB50-70RB Member Posts: 706 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Many thanks rufe-snow! Your answer makes the most sense. The more I look at the new ones, they're the spittin' image of the old Erma made Iver Johnson. Thanks again.
  • BigLoop22BigLoop22 Member Posts: 620 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    50-70RB,

    Henry moved its production to Bayonne, New Jersey, a couple of years ago. The Henry- Erma tie goes back to a time when someone named Imperato worked for Ithaca Gun Company. The reference for this used to be on the old Ithaca Web site. While Henry, in fact, builds their guns in the Unted States, Ithaca imported the Erma-built Model 72 levergun, and the Erma-built pump rifle from Germany. Likewise, Iver Johnson did the same. Everything old is new again (alas, there is no pump rifle info here, just articles to show similairties to the Henry-built guns):

    Into this mix, you have to add the Iver Johnson Wagonmaster, plus a variation sold by Excam. Here are some pictures & diagrams, plus articles, about these guns:
    Ithaca 72 information & pictures:

    DeluxeReceiverLeft.jpg

    DeluxeReceiverRight.jpg

    DeluxeLeft.jpg

    DeluxeBarrelLeft.jpg

    DeluxeBarrelAddress.jpg

    Ithaca72Deluxe1976.jpg

    Ithaca72ReviewPart1.jpg

    Ithaca72ReviewPart2.jpg



    EDIT:

    50-70RB,

    You are very much welcome.[;)] ...and, although I did not mention it, and there are differences, the pump rifle shares a number of parts with the levergun.
  • Spider7115Spider7115 Member Posts: 29,704 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by BigLoop22
    50-70RB,

    Henry moved its production to Bayonne, New Jersey, a couple of years ago. The Henry- Erma tie goes back to a time when someone named Imperato worked for Ithaca Gun Company.



    That would be the connection. Lou Imperato was the founder of Colt Blackpowder Firearms Company and Henry Repeating Arms Company. He passed away in 2007 and the company is now run by his son, Anthony.
  • 50-70RB50-70RB Member Posts: 706 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A BIG thank you to you as well BigLoop22!
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