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Exceptional New Haven Arms Company Henry Second Model Lever Action Rifle Formerly of the Legendary Mac McCroskie Collection - Serial no. 11828,
44 Henry RF cal., 24 inch octagon bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. This late production Henry rifle was manufactured by the New Haven Arms Company
in 1866. The rifle has the features typically found on late production Henry rifles which include: (1) square back, nickel-silver, front sight blade, (2) folding leaf rear sight with 900 yard center notch and elevator bar stop screw, (3) large diameter magazine follower, (4) beveled follower cut in the receiver, (5) second style receiver without the alternative rear sight dove-tail, (6) brass buttplate with sharply pointed heel, and (7) larger, second style, New Haven Arms barrel legend with all serif letters. The rifle has a sling swivel on the left side of the stock and screw-mounted loop for
a sling hook on the left side of the barrel. The sling swivel and loop were standard features on later production Henry rifles. The buttplate has a hinged brass trap door and the butt trap contains the four piece, jointed, steel cleaning rod with steel eyelet and brass tip furnished with Henry rifles after serial number 4000. The rifle has the distinctive brass “gun-metal” receiver and buttplate with blued barrel and integral 15-shot magazine. The bolt and screws are blued. The rear sight, hammer, trigger and sling swivel are color casehardened.