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EXPERIMENTAL HENRY RIFLE
 I feel this gun could very well be the direct missing link between the Henry Repeating Arms Rifle & the '66 Winchester. A true Henry frame: 14,XXX SN range, rnd top style rec features the King's patented style loading gate that would be encountered on the 66 Winchester. Patent papers have recently appeared which show this transition style improvement on the Henry. This leads us to believe that Winchester was definitely intending to convert their Henry to this type of a loading mechanism. Also, on one well known gun, (the 1X,XXX SN range Henry that's marked 'Oliver Winchester' on the side of the rec-you can very plainly see where the rec has been engraved on the loading port side with the outline of a loading gate identical to the one that has been installed on this gun). The bottom of the frame & bbl are very neatly plugged converting the open mag into a closed '66 style tube. The bbl features no forearm like a '66-definitely a Henry style bbl. Orig wood exc; correct sling swivels; very pronounced Henry bump just below swivel. Metal exc w/10-20% orig blue turning plum brown; sharp corners, exc markings, orig sights, nice action. The only distracting part of the gun would be where somebody did not know how to dismantle the sideplates (unlike the 66 Winchester, this gun had to have the loading port removed before you could slide the sideplate in & out. As on the Henry rifle the sideplates slid up & down in a groove on the side of the action & on the 66 Winch, the sideplates were held on with a screw. This resulted in some abuse to the sideplate)-done quite some time ago-has aged; somewhat noticeable-doesn't detract from the gun. Overall VG-lots of eye appeal. It is my belief that this is all orig; truly an evolutionary step between the Henry & the '66 Winch we know now. Formerly in prestigious John Miller collection-an early CA collector.
EXPERIMENTAL HENRY RIFLE
I feel this gun could very well be the direct missing link between the Henry Repeating Arms Rifle & the '66 Winchester. A true Henry frame: 14,XXX SN range, rnd top style rec features the King's patented style loading gate that would be encountered on the 66 Winchester. Patent papers have recently appeared which show this transition style improvement on the Henry. This leads us to believe that Winchester was definitely intending to convert their Henry to this type of a loading mechanism. Also, on one well known gun, (the 1X,XXX SN range Henry that's marked 'Oliver Winchester' on the side of the rec-you can very plainly see where the rec has been engraved on the loading port side with the outline of a loading gate identical to the one that has been installed on this gun). The bottom of the frame & bbl are very neatly plugged converting the open mag into a closed '66 style tube. The bbl features no forearm like a '66-definitely a Henry style bbl. Orig wood exc; correct sling swivels; very pronounced Henry bump just below swivel. Metal exc w/10-20% orig blue turning plum brown; sharp corners, exc markings, orig sights, nice action. The only distracting part of the gun would be where somebody did not know how to dismantle the sideplates (unlike the 66 Winchester, this gun had to have the loading port removed before you could slide the sideplate in & out. As on the Henry rifle the sideplates slid up & down in a groove on the side of the action & on the 66 Winch, the sideplates were held on with a screw. This resulted in some abuse to the sideplate)-done quite some time ago-has aged; somewhat noticeable-doesn't detract from the gun. Overall VG-lots of eye appeal. It is my belief that this is all orig; truly an evolutionary step between the Henry & the '66 Winch we know now. Formerly in prestigious John Miller collection-an early CA collector.
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