{"id":29642,"date":"2026-05-29T16:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/the-first-winchester-stantons-henry-rifle-no-1\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T16:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:00:11","slug":"the-first-winchester-stantons-henry-rifle-no-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/the-first-winchester-stantons-henry-rifle-no-1\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Winchester: Stanton\u2019s Henry Rifle No. 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cghlFRHJGrs?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Henry rifle Serial Number 1 is not simply the first Henry rifle ever made \u2014 it is the foundation of the Winchester dynasty and one of the most important lever action rifles in existence. Manufactured during the American Civil War and presented to President Abraham Lincoln\u2019s Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, this historic Henry repeating rifle traces directly to the origins of Winchester Repeating Arms and the revolutionary rise of metallic cartridge repeating firearms in America. Every legendary Winchester that followed \u2014 from the Model 1866 to the famed Model 1873 \u201cGun That Won the West\u201d \u2014 owes its existence to this rifle.<\/p>\n<p>Presented alongside other famous \u201cLincoln Cabinet\u201d Henry rifles gifted to Abraham Lincoln and Gideon Welles, this extraordinary Civil War firearm represents a pivotal turning point in American military and technological history. Featuring factory engraving by Samuel J. Hoggson, with early production features unique to the first Henry rifles, the Henry Serial No. 1 remains one of the most coveted and historically important American firearms ever discovered. <\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Serial No. 1 Henry Rifle: The First Winchester<br \/>01:01 \u2013 The Most Important Lever-Action Rifle in Private Hands<br \/>01:52 \u2013 President Lincoln Cabinet Guns Explained<br \/>02:30 \u2013 Why the Henry Rifle Was the First Winchester<br \/>03:40 \u2013 Edwin Stanton and the Civil War Henry Rifle<br \/>04:04 \u2013 The Henry Rifle Changed Warfare Forever<br \/>05:39 \u2013 Abraham Lincoln\u2019s Final Moments and Edwin Stanton\u2019s Famous Words<br \/>06:29 \u2013 \u201cLoaded on Sunday and Fired All Week\u201d<br \/>07:09 \u2013 The Origin Story of Winchester Repeating Arms<br \/>07:42 \u2013 Discovery of Henry Serial No. 1<br \/>08:08 \u2013 Factory Engraved Henry Rifle in Exceptional Condition<br \/>08:50 \u2013 Oliver Winchester and the Birth of Winchester Repeating Arms<br \/>09:44 \u2013 The Only Lincoln Cabinet Gun in Private Circulation<\/p>\n<p>Follow us!<br \/>Email: <a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/eepurl.com\/cg4yPb<\/a><br \/>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RockIslandAuctionCompany<\/a><br \/>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rockislandauction\/<\/a><br \/>X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/x.com\/RIAuction<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#HenryRifle #CivilWar #AbrahamLincoln<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Henry rifle Serial Number 1 is not simply the first Henry rifle ever made \u2014 it is the foundation of the Winchester dynasty and one of the most important lever action rifles in existence. Manufactured during the American Civil War and presented to President Abraham Lincoln\u2019s Secretary of War, Edwin Stanton, this historic Henry repeating&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/the-first-winchester-stantons-henry-rifle-no-1\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The First Winchester: Stanton\u2019s Henry Rifle No. 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":29643,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/37"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}