Spring 2025 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
May 8th, 9th, 10th, & 11th, 2025
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!
CIVIL WAR HENRY RIFLE
01-26380
Cal 44
S# 4943
This is a good complete 4th variation Henry which encompasses all the early martials and range from about S# 3000-5000. Characteristics of this early 1864 manufactured rifle include 1st type rounded butt plate with 7/8″ trap door, .65″ hole bored in the butt stock to accept the original 4-piece iron cleaning rod which started around S# 4000, just after the 1st martial guns for DC Cavalry. Trigger retaining pin is still the small .095 diameter which enlarges about S# 5000, lever latch on lower receiver tang and latch flange on rear of lever, has a milled flat along the magazine follower slot in lower front of receiver, large magazine follower with 5/8″ wide finger tab, square back front sight blade, slanted profile to stock comb, straight profile to lower edge of stock, no discernible “Henry bump” on oil finished stock, large 3.25″ all serif font barrel address which stared about S# 3500 till end of production, sight dovetail milled in barrel only, six groove rifling, 900 yard rear sight with slide stop screw, sling swivels on left side. Serial number stamped on following parts: barrel behind rear sight dovetail, left side of lower receiver tang, top receiver tang channel in butt stock, inside bottom edge of butt plate, shanks of butt plate screws, the three tang screws are no longer numbered. Matching assembly numbers stamped on rounded portion of barrel under loading sleeve and on rear edge of loading sleeve. There is “H” stamped rear of lever latch in tang. Attached is brown leather sling “HENRY’S PATENT RIFLE / patented Oct 16, 1860”.
STATUS: ANTIQUE
