Welcome to at this time’s Photo of the Day! Here we have now the start of the repeaters. This this the Henry 1860 lever motion rifle chambered for the 44 Henry Rimfire cartridge. The Henry 1860 happened as an improved design of the Volcanic set of firearms. It was distinctive as compared as a result of it used self contained brass cartridges. The 44 caliber bullet was propelled by 25 grains of black powder and there was an entire 15 of them able to being packed into the Henry 1860. That was a ton of firepower and these have been a beloved firearm by troopers of the Civil War.
“Henry Lever Action Rifle manufactured by the New Haven Arms Company in October 1862. The rifle has the distinctive octagon barrel with integral 15-shot magazine and brass (gunmetal) receiver and buttplate. The barrel/magazine is blued, the hammer and lever are color casehardened and the straight grain American walnut stock is oil finished. The rifle has the first pattern receiver with alternate rear sight dovetail and early buttplate with rounded heel. The barrel has an early style, half-moon shaped, nickel-silver front sight blade and dovetail mounted, folding leaf, rear sight. This first style rear sight has “1000” marked beneath the middle notch on the prime of the leaf and slender elevator bar with rounded ends. The journal has the small diameter follower and the decrease receiver has the early, straight follower minimize. The buttplate and tang have hand-fitted, serial numbered, screws. The rifle inventory and barrel will not be fitted with a sling swivel or hook for sling loop which have been particular order objects on early manufacturing Henry rifles. The prime barrel flat is roll-stamped with the primary model legend: “HENRY’S PATENT. OCT. 16. 1860/MANUFACT’D BY THE NEWHAVEN ARMS. CO. NEWHAVEN. CT” in two traces.”
Lot 10: New Haven Arms Co. Henry Rifle Rifle 44 Henry Rf – Fine Three Digit Number First Model Henry Lever Action Rifle. (n.d.). Rock Island Auction Company. {photograph}. Retrieved January 23, 2023, from https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/71/10/new-haven-arms-co-henry-rifle-rifle-44-henry-rf.
