New Approved Arms Fall 2021 John Holland Small Arms Staff Officer Chairman, Small Arms Committee The Small Arms Committee was recently made aware of two arms that they felt should be added to the N-SSA Approved Arms List for the convenience of those members who may want to use them. These two arms are the Pedersoli reproduction Remington 1863 Rifle, aka “Zouave”, and the Henry Repeating Arms Company reproduction of the Henry Model 1860 Rifle with an iron frame. By adding these arms to the Approved Arms List the membership can purchase them and begin using them without having to go through the individual arms approval process. After communicating with Pedersoli directly in Italy, and Dixie Gun Works in Tennessee, it quickly became apparent that getting a sample of the Pedersoli “Zouave” was no small feat! Very simply, there were none available in the entire country! As it turned out one of our own N-SSA members had one and was willing to lend it to the SAC to use to inspect and submit to the Board for a Production Approval. At the September 2021 Board meeting, the Board accepted the SAC’s recommendation that the Pedersoli Remington 1863 Rifle be given a Production Approval. The next arm submitted for Production Approval was the Henry Repeating Arms Company’s reproduction of the Henry Model 1860 Rifle with an iron frame. Their brass frame version had already been given a Production Approval some years ago, but being made in iron requires another approval. Because of the difficulty of time required, and the cost involved with using FFL dealers, the SAC located a N-SSA member who was willing to let the SAC use his example for inspection purposes and submittal to the Board for approval. The sample lent to us had absolutely gorgeous case hardening colors on the frame and fancy grade wood for the stock! This arm was also presented to the Board at the September 2021 Board meeting. Again, the Board accepted the SAC’s recommendation that it be given Production Approval. This iron frame Henry Rifle is approved in both .44-40 and .45 Long Colt calibers. Although it is currently only available in .44-40 caliber, our understanding is that it will also be available in .45 LC sometime in the future. This is how the company originally presented their brass frame Henry Rifle, first in .44-40 and then later on it became available in .45 LC. This approach is a pre-emptive approval done in order to save future time and effort of not only the SAC, but also the Board of Directors. Both arms will be added to the Approved Arms List and will be shown as having been submitted by the Small Arms Committee, rather than by an importer or manufacturer. So, there you have it, two additional arms which you can purchase and take straight to the range! May you all Winter well, and I’ll see you in the Spring! John Holland Small Arms Committee
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