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2018
$19,550.00

EARLY NEW HAVEN ARMS HENRY REPEATING RIFLE. SN 4430. Cal. 44 RF. 24-1/4″ oct bbl, with integral mag tube, nickel blade front sight, 900-yd marked ladder rear sight without retaining screw and missing slide bar. Top flat of bbl is marked “HENRY’S PATENT. OCT. 16. 1860/MANUFACT’D BY NEW HAVEN ARMS CO. NEWHAVEN.CT.”, adjacent receiver “4430”. Standard receiver, mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, rnd heel, brass buttplate with trap door, left side inlet base with sling swivel and prominent Henry bump. Trough on left side of bbl has sling loop retained by two screws. Inspection of inside left lower tang reveals matching “4430” no. which can be found in top tang channel of stock, inside toe of buttplate and both buttplate screws. Bbl collar and inner bbl have matching “566” no. CONDITION: Very good plus. Bbl and mag tube retain a brown patina finish. Left side has some cleaned fine surface oxidation blending with silver patina, somewhat thinning over bbl markings and blending with silver patina, and a few of the normal minor nicks & dings, mostly on right flat near receiver and rear sight. Receiver has a very pleasing mustard patina with a dark area on forward left side. Edges are all very sharp and straight with a few minor tiny nicks & dings. Hammer is a blend of brown and silver patina, lever is a dark brown patina. Stock is sound with typical minor nicks, dings & shallow dents, retaining orig varnish finish that is flaked and worn blending with hand worn patina. Mechanics are crisp, bore has very distinct rifling, somewhat dull with expected fine scattered pitting. 4-41304 BDT147 (15,000-25,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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