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I just brought this Henry home to hang on My rack for a spell. Ser#4593 with all matching(including the screws) ser#’s. Does any one recognize the gun or any comments as to civilian or military, no c g c stamp
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Ya , it’s a nice one , now I need a cleaning rod for it.
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Henry Mero said
Ya , it’s a nice one , now I need a cleaning rod for it.
Here’s one on GB. From a reputable seller too.
I seen that one on gunbroker, but correct Me if I’m wrong, I think I need one of them really “inexpensive” lol
,wood 4 piece rods. I do have a box of Dominion 44 flat rim fire cartridges but obviously it would be nice to have a box of New haven Arms Co. or even a box of Winchester Repeating Arms Co. 44-100 cartridges to display with it.
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The trap door in the butt plate is 7/8″ dia.. Is that for a wood or a steel rod? I understand there is about 1/4″ difference.
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The one for sale is so far over priced I can’t believe it. Reproductions are everywhere these days. They have gotten so good that nobody can tell which is real and which is not. I have both and I can’t tell them apart. The wooden ones were used in early guns below serial number 4000. The transition from wood to steel was in the 3,000 range. Again, these are faked and usually are listed for about $1,000. About 20 years ago these hit the market everywhere at one time. After some years they reappeared in mass again. Good luck.
The hole in the stock is usually a little larger than the hole in the buttplate.
OK Thanks for the info . I bought that one from Joe Scarpa, He was reasonable
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Henry, the cleaning rod you showed for sale really looks correct to me but is way too expensive. Starting in the mid 3000 serial range not all Henry wood screws were serialized. According to Les Quick’s book, if the the screws were hand fitted they were serialized. If just stock screws were used they weren’t.
November 7, 2015
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Wow!
Henry Mero said
The trap door in the butt plate is 7/8″ dia.. Is that for a wood or a steel rod? I understand there is about 1/4″ difference.
Les Quick’s book says there were two sizes for the brass framed Henry’s but he doesn’t give the sizes. There was a different one for the iron framed guns. A gun in your serial number range would have had a metal set of rods. The change over was in the mid to late 3000 range. When I can I will pull the buttplate on my 5000 serial range gun and measure the hole. I also have 2 other books on the Henry and I will see if more info is available.
August 11, 2015
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Chuck,
Wondering if you could give me the titles of the other two books on the Henry that you recommend. I already have the Les Quick book.
Thanks,
Mark Fischer said
Chuck,Wondering if you could give me the titles of the other two books on the Henry that you recommend. I already have the Les Quick book.
Thanks,
I am not Chuck, but here are a few…
“The Historic Henry Rifle” by Wiley Sword
“The First Winchester” by John Parsons
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Mark Fischer said
Chuck,Wondering if you could give me the titles of the other two books on the Henry that you recommend. I already have the Les Quick book.
Thanks,
The other book is mostly about the development of the cartridges. The Development of the Henry Cartridge by R. Bruce McDowell.
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