Any Henry Collectors Here?

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chromebumpers

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Up for auction, an original, documented with provenance, 1860 Henry, but this one has the early iron frame.
This dam pandemic changed the way auction houses let you bid, very few are single day events in person. This one started last week with EBay style biding and ends tonight. I post photos after the auction
 
Bidding, so far I’m in the lead. It’s high and I believe a museum in Gettysburg is my competition. They’re historically known for their deep pockets. I have what I haven’t spent for years not going to most auctions (my wife hates when I say that! LOL!) one nice thing, it’s for a C 3 charity so it’s a tax deduction for me.

The Auction closes at 6 EST and it’s only about 50 minutes away.

Something funny, I always hate it when my property Borderline neighbor fires his guns all day some days. We don’t hear him much these days, mostly quite since we were grounded, but now I’m out side letting everybody hear my muzzle loaders :eek:. The past 3 months the cops don’t even both to check out where it’s coming from, or my neighbors arnt calling on me. I live in horse and Alpaca country, in my corner of the township zoning of 35,000 acres has a 10 acre min lot size and very few of them too. So firing a gun just pisses off the sleepy bird-watchers LOL!
One reason I’m not at the final hour of the auction, there is a big black bear roams around my pond at dusk and I want to get pictures. Borrowed a friends digital 35 with high powered telephoto lens and tripod. There’s been a small bear on my property almost since I moved here and I never bothered her, same is planned for the big guy. Never seen so much animal activity! We always had more than most other areas but never like the past 3 months. There’s an Albino buck around here, everybody has seen it, got pictures but me. The deer ravaged and damaged tens of thousands of dollars worth of my expensive trees I planted 6 years ago, it’s not a camera I want to shot them with, that’s for sure!
 
Well there’s an up in the auction. Thirty minutes to go and a woman identified as the gun owners wife walks in and produced a court document stating the gun is part of marital property yet to be adjudicated in her divorce. The auctioneer offered her a sizable sum in cash (the cost would be shared between the auction co and the buyer) that now became an addendum to the auction. She turned it down because she believes there’s a much greater upside potential selling it at a more important venue. It will be fought out with the lawyers this week. I’m confident the husband will prevail.
 
I got the Henry 1860, offering the replica for sale, only 5 shots fired and that was this past Sunday. Comes with all factory papers, local gunsmith appraisal and condition report - and I’ll throw in the special ed. display hangers with lock. $100 less than the lowest price you can find anywhere. I have a shipping box w/postage paid included and shipped from the Gunsmith.
 
I have a couple of Henry lever rifles but they are all new a Golden boy 22 a Golden Boy 45 Colt and a weather warrior 45/70 all 3 are shooters
 
rlphvac said:
I have a couple of Henry lever rifles but they are all new a Golden boy 22 a Golden Boy 45 Colt and a weather warrior 45/70 all 3 are shooters
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They are really popular here at the shooting range, but yet I hardly ever see the older Golden Boys unless through an estate sales. Prices are up near 30% lately.
 
I scraped deep for the old iron case Henry I’ll be sell a few things for months to come.
 
Made in Nov 18th, 1860. Quarter Master log sheet doubles as a weapons allocation receipt for the soldier, in this case it was for a cpl Jennings, sniper for the Tennessee Volunteers March 1861.
 
It’s at the jewelers getting laser etched in case it’s ever stolen and one small character identifier, small but deep punch mark that acid can’t easily remove.
 
the rifle has significant historical and collector value if its in good condition,
its a damn shame its 44 rim fire and decent ammos no longer made and even if it was you would be foolish to shoot it.
as the rifle might be damaged and cartridge collectors pay big cash for boxes of original ammo

https://clarksantiques.com/ammo/44-henry-ammo-rimfire/
 
I don’t have any ammo. It was fired by the last owner on a live feed through the auction. A civil war belt with original cartridge case and 28 rounds went to the museum in Gettysburg, which was my underbidder, and they took all the really good stuff.
 
I'm with Grumpy on not firing it you could ruin a whole lot of history with just a little mistake is this a self contained cartridge or a cap fires setup
 
True, but most any gun is worth more if it can fire. I would never try old ammo and I always run through a check list and a tiny light capsule dropped down the barrel for inspection, or otherwise retain a gunsmith.
 
Being able to fire and firing are 2 different things if I would have to prove it fired I would find someone with experience and make some very reduced loads just to prove it fires that's why I couldn't own a collector gun like this the need to shoot it would outweigh the need for common sense
 
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