A .44RF HENRY SECOND MODEL 1860 RIFLE, NO. 7135 FOR 1864
A .44RF HENRY SECOND MODEL 1860 RIFLE, NO. 7135 FOR 1864

Details
A .44RF HENRY SECOND MODEL 1860 RIFLE, NO. 7135 FOR 1864
Sighted octagonal barrel marked HENRY'S PATENT OCT. 16. 1860/MANUFACT'D BY THE NEW HAVEN ARMS CO. NEW HAVEN CT., nickel plated frame, lever and hammer, sling eye, stock sling swivel and butt plate, walnut stock, Winchester Model 1866 four-piece steel cleaning rod
24 inch (61 cm.) barrel
Barrel with aged plum-brown patina, rear sight probably a replacement, nickel plating throughout is not original to rifle, matching stock with old refinish
Literature
Conger, Roger N., Texas Collector: Gaines de Graffenried, Texian Press, Waco, 1987, page 143.

More from THE GAINES DE GRAFFENRIED FAMILY COLLECTION OF TEXAS

View All
View All