CIVIL WAR MARTIAL HENRY RIFLE

CIVIL WAR MARTIAL HENRY RIFLE

01-29648 | Cal. 44. | S# 3113.

Standard configuration for all early martial Henry rifles, 4th variation Henry rifle made in 1863. 4th variation serial range about 3000-5000, with early DC cavalry guns all found in range 3001-3999 where this gun falls. inspection “CGC” (Charles G. Chapman) inspection on barrel and “H” inspection on both sides of frame and right side of butt plate near top. The stock has faint outline of “CGC” cartouche on right side, earliest rounded butt plate with 7/8” wide trap door, .9” hole bored in butt stock to accept 4 piece wooden cleaning rod, 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, small .095 diameter trigger retaining pin, square back front sight blade, slanted profile to stock comb, straight profile to lower edge of stock, earliest two line address with small fonts with mixed serif and san-serif fonts, measuring about 2.5” in length on 24” octagonal barrel with integral full length magazine sleeve, sight dovetail milled in barrel only, six groove rifling, 900 yard rear sight with no slide stop screw. Matching serial numbers 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, both buttplate flat head screws. Matching assembly numbers stamped on rounded portion of barrel under loading sleeve and on rear edge of loading sleeve. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: correspondence concerning broken stock in shipment, including comments & evaluation from Norm Flayderman, receipt from master gunsmith Larry Smith who repaired stock. PROVENANCE: Bill Gary collection; Dave Berenson estate collection 2012. STATUS: ANTIQUE.