Uberti' s were earlier than that
Forgett's Navy Arms was out of his NJ produced Guns before 1982 ....
If memory serves the last of the 1000, 22" so call carbines, is all NA's had in 1981 and sold out that year.
He was sold out of both 1000, 24" 44/40 and some 50, 44 RF's, when I ordered & received my 22"er in 44/40 in March of 81.
No carbines were produced in 44RF just 44/40. I paid $385 for mine which included shipping and a 10% FFL reciever fee in March 1981.
Val Forgett turned Henry production over to Uberti I think in 79 and Guns were being produced and NA was selling them by late 81.
If you look closely you can see it slung over my shoulder in this photo taken in 1981.
This was my 22" NJ USA carbine with added swivel & staple ( original Henry parts from Dixie Gun Works) by me .
Frank Allen, Allen Arm's of Santa Fa. ( partenered and larter bought out by Mike Harvey ) had Uberti Henry's in 1981.
and my Allen Arms/Uberti purchased in Nov. 1982 which I sold in 88 , bought back (from that OP) in 2008, sold again to a
friend guy that put me off , failing to fully pay for it , and it came home again !
By then, I had these.... I think the Allen has found it's home finally with a Civil War Reenactor who paid in full....
I have a thing about Henry's it seems