Ladies and Gents, I present to you the most incredible firearm I've ever been able to hold in my hands, the 1861 Henry. Henry produced 12,000 of these from 1860 to 1865 until their factory was burned down. Widely believed to be burned by Winchester. Some serial #'s date to early 1866, but Henry documents these rifles as being manufactured through 1865. Mostly these were steel framed rifles, and Henry estimates that 570-600 were the brass frame. Many documents were lost when the factory burned so this is just their estimate and the exact number manufactured is unknown.
This is a documented, fully engraved Henry chambered in .44cal rimfire, lever action, breech loading rifle. Current estimate is between $250,000.00 and $375,000.00!! I was lucky enough to hold this rifle tonight and go over it closely with it's current owner who is a dear friend of mine. He rarely takes this gun out, but a few times a year to clean and oil it, then it goes back into a gun sock and back in the safe. It was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity to view a historic firearm. The firearm is thought to be unfired, the bore is rated at 98%, bluing is at 90%, and 90% remaining finish on the receiver. The firearm was engraved 151 years ago by Samuel Hoggson and is 1 of 4 known to exist with this engraving pattern. As I was examining it, I thought about this forum and that I really should take some pictures to share with you all because you would appreciate a firearm of this caliber. I knew that if I did not take any photo's I'd regret it and you all would shun me if you found out! Enjoy!!
I just realized I created this in the wrong section. My apologies. If you want to move this to the 'Other Guns' section, please do so!
