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CONDITION: Excellent. The rifle retains 85% plus of the original blue finish on the barrel/magazine. The barrel has light finish wear on the edges and the blue has faded to a plum patina on the contact points along the bottom of the rear 1/3 of the magazine. The New Haven Arms Co. address and serial number are crisp. Most of the fire blue finish is present on the rear sight elevation bar. The brass receiver and buttplate are both in excellent condition with a very attractive, untouched patina. The receiver side plate joints are perfect. The upper receiver tang has been drilled and tapped for a tang sight. The faded case colors on the hammer, trigger and lever are lightly visible and are mostly a mottled brown patina. Traces of the original fire blue finish are present on the tang and buttplate screws. The stock is also in excellent condition, and retains most of the original oil finish with only a few scattered and very minor handling and storage marks. This is an outstanding example of an 1865 production Henry rifle in excellent condition that would be very difficult to improve upon.
Provenance: The Joe Marlin Hilliard Collection.
Estimate: 75,000 - 100,000
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