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Highly Desirable, Historic, Civil War Production, U.S. Martially Inspected New Haven Arms Company Henry Lever Action Rifle with Cleaning
Rod - Serial no. 3880, 44 Henry RF cal., 24 inch octagon bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in January of 1864, this solid representative
example of a Civil War production, U.S. martially inspected, New Haven Arms Company Henry rifle. The Henry lever action rifle is among the most
famous and desirable of all of the historic American lever action rifles as the predecessor to the famous Winchester lever action rifles, one of
the most advanced firearms of the American Civil War, as well as a legendary icon of the American frontier. Many of these advanced rifles
were purchased by the federal government for use during the Civil War, and many more were also privately purchased by veterans using
their reenlistment bonuses. Many of the Henrys that saw Civil War use, as well as many of those that didn’t, later made their way farther
west, playing a role in the taming of America’s frontier. In the wilds of the West, these rifles could be found in the hands of pioneers, Native
Americans, outlaws, lawmen, and anyone else that valued the quick repeating shots the Henry had to offer.
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