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!
EXCEPTIONAL SAMUEL HOGGSON DELUXE FACTORY ENGRAVED HENRY RIFLE
01-26500
Cal. 44
S# 1164
This rifle is wonderful surviving silver plated elaborate factory engraved 1862 manufactured Henry rifle. All original and authentic with long collection history, last sold by Ivan Hart in 1978. This 2nd variation spans serial range about 400-1500 with all proper characteristics, rounded butt plate with 7/8″ wide trap door, .9″ round mortise bored in butt stock to accept 4-piece wood & iron cleaning rod, lever latch, and earliest small magazine follower with 1/2″ wide finger tab, half-moon rounded front sight blade which transitions to square back blade about serial #1200, transitional slanting profile of comb, noticeable perch belly profile to lower edge of stock which transitions to less noticeable in later production till end of production, varnish finish on stock, small 2.5″ serif & sans-serif early barrel address, six groove rifling, sight dovetails milled in both barrel and receiver, 900 yard rear sight with no slide stop screw transitioned from 1000 yard sight around serial 1200, sling swivels on right 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 top edge of butt plate, and all 5 tang and buttplate screws.
Matching assembly numbers stamped on rounded portion of barrel under loading sleeve and on rear edge of loading sleeve. Mounted on varnished select burl walnut. A cluster of Hoggson factory engraved guns fall in serial range 1000-1500, with about half being this higher coverage more elaborate engraving with engraved frame borders. all these elaborate engraved guns appear to have been plated. This example retains much original silver plate beautifully highlighting the deluxe scrolls. This is a beautiful & attractive deluxe engraved & silver finished rifle.
UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: file of research and provenance.
PROVENANCE: Jim Fowler collection, Chattanooga 1960s; pictured in ANTIQUE ARMS ANNUAL 1971; Wally Beinfeld collection; Ivan Hart collection; pictured in WINCHESTER ENGRAVING, by Wilson 2008.
