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NEW HAVEN ARMS MODEL 1860 HENRY REPEATING RIFLE. SN 10504. Cal. 44 RF. 24-1/4″ oct bbl with integral mag tube, square back German silver front sight, flip-up 900 yrd ladder rear sight with retaining screw. Top flat of bbl is marked “HENRY’S PATENT. OCT. 16. 1860./MANUFACT’D BY THE NEWHAVEN ARMS CO. NEWHAVEN CT.”, adjacent receiver “10504”. Standard brass receiver, rear of top flat has blank in dovetail. Mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, crescent brass buttplate with trap door. Left side has inlet base with rotating sling swivel and distinct “Bump”. Trough on left side of bbl has sling loop attached with two screws. Inspection of inside lower tang reveals matching “10504”, as well at in top tang channel of stock and inside toe of buttplate. Inspection of bbl collar and inner bbl reveal matching “281”. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl and mag tube retain a brown and silver patina mix with some areas of very fine pin prick surface oxidation. Receiver with sharp straight edges and retains a medium mustard patina with just a few minor nicks & scratches. Hammer shows traces of fading orig case colors blending with brown and silver patina. Lever retains a smooth even brown patina. Stock is sound with some minor nicks & dings, faint rub mark on left side from sling swivel and retains orig finish with a thin coat of added oil. Mechanics are crisp, descent bore with distinct rifling and some minor scattered pits. 4-42069 BDT283 (30,000-40,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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