Fall 2025 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
October 30th, 31st, November 1st, & 2nd, 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
01-26376
Cal 44
S# 4189
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 4-piece iron cleaning rod which started around S# 4000, just after the 1st martial guns. 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 (reproduction), sling swivels on left side but stud & ring cut off. 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 one butt plate screw, the other is good reproduction, 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.
STATUS: ANTIQUE
