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#4579 New Haven Arms 1860 (AKA “Henry Rifle”) Second Model, 44RF
Guns International #: 100804250
Seller's Inventory #: #4579
Category:
Henry Rifles - Antique
- Antique Rifles - Cartridge
Seller's Information
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Seller: Tom Burness
Member Since: 3/3/07
First Name: Tom
Last Name: Burness
State: California
Zip: 95604-9151
Country: United States
Phone: (530) 889-9454
Number of Active Listings: 35
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: Cashiers cheque, money orders, Layaway
Description:
#4579 New Haven Arms 1860 (AKA “Henry Rifle”) Second Model with pointed buttplate heel, 44RF, 8XXX serial range, late 1864 to early 1865 production with a somewhat dark dirty and lightly leaded bore that otherwise looks to have no serious pitting, no bulges or major deficits, and strong rifling. A good scrubbing will likely clean it much better, but what’s the sense? No one is gonna go out and shoot up a $2500 box of 44Henry Flats even if it does have a VG action and matching numbers! These Henry rifles are VERY desirable and highly collected Civil War “assault weapons” that saw hard action, and like many, this one has had some restoration done at some time during its long life. The most significant of the repairs being to broken tangs and a repaired or replaced butt stock, both of which have now been expertly restored. This type of damage was a very common occurance that was most often caused by a 1100 pound horse rolling over on a 10 pound rifle that was left unattended in the saddle scabbard. The repairs to the upper and lower tangs are almost completely unnoticeable; the repaired or replaced stock has had the serial number matched and fits very well with only a very slight gap at the original buttplate …and if the stock is a repair rather than being a replacement, it obviously was sanded and refinished. It does have an original 4-piece cleaning rod set in the butt and this is the correct iron type for the later Henry, rather than the early wooden rod set. The receiver is near excellent with beautiful brass and an even overall mustard coloring having no damage of mention. The barrel has a light overall roughness of salt-n-pepper pitting and an even brown patina with VG barrel address, and the barrel and rotating muzzle sleeve have matching assembly numbers. The rear sight is the original; the sling is the correct style but is a replacement. Unfortunately, I got too involved taking lots of photos and so ended up having about 7-8 that are not in this batch. If you are interested, drop me an e-mail and I’ll send ALL the photos directly to you. This Henry would easily be a $27,000-$29,000+ rifle if the tangs had not been repaired and the stock was the undamaged original, but it is a GREAT value at $19,995. VG/VG+ as described.
SOLD
Antique: Yes
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