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AS PICTURED AND DESCRIBED IN THE BOOK THE STORY OF BENJAMIN TYLER HENRY AND HIS FAMED REPEATING RIFLE BY QUICK
This rifle displays the distinctive features found on the earliest Henry rifles: both the barrel and the receiver have rear sight dovetails. The folding leaf rear sight mounted in the barrel dovetail is the first variation with the “1000” yard marking below the center notch, elevation bar with rounded ends, and small “V” notch. The nickel silver blade front sight is the first pattern half moon style. The magazine has the early style small brass cartridge follower, and the receiver has the early straight follower cut. In addition to the rear sight dovetail, the upper rear portion of the receiver has the slight bevel in front of the hammer found on early rifles. The loading lever is the first style with no spur, and
the lower receiver tang lacks the lever latch added around serial number 400. The iron buttplate is the first style with rounded heel. The rifle is not equipped with a sling swivel on the left side of the stock or a sling hook loop on the left side of the barrel. These were
special order items on early production rifles. The top of the barrel is roll stamped with the two-line legend “HENRY’S PATENT. OCT. 16.1860/MANUFACT’D BY THE NEWHAVEN ARMS CO. NEWHAVEN. CT.” ahead of the rear sight. The serial number “90” is stamped on the top barrel flat between the rear sight and the frame. The rifle was not disassembled to examine the serial numbers on the tang screws, lower tang, stock, buttplate screws and buttplate, but these almost certainly have matching serial numbers as was standard on the early rifles. The buttplate and tang screws are indexed. The 24 3/8 inch octagon barrel, integral magazine, iron frame, breech bolt, lever, and iron buttplate all have a high polish blue finish. The trigger and hammer are color casehardened. The straight grain walnut stock has a high polish piano varnish finish. The buttstock contains the four-piece wood cleaning rod which has a carved worm on one end.
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