GUN SPRING 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, March 21, 2018.
MAGNIFICENT HOGGSON DELUXE ENGRAVED HENRY RIFLE WITH FULL SILVER PLATING. HENRY 1860 11506 44 HENRY Cal. 44 Henry. Beautiful late full-silver plated Henry rifle with 24-1/4″ oct bbl that has integral magazine tube, late style, square back nickel silver front sight and 900 yard Henry ladder rear sight with slide stop screw. Top flat of the bbl has the later large font 2-line Henry's Patent date and the New Haven Arms Co address. Mounted with very fine, straight grained, uncheckered American walnut. Left side of buttstock has a factory sling swivel with corresponding sling loop in the left gullet of the bbl. Receiver is silver plated and engraved by Samuel Hoggson with his trademark full-coverage foliate arabesque patterns with fine punch dot background. Left receiver scrolls originate from the mouth of a stylized wolf's head in center of sideplate. Both front side panels, rear edges of the receiver, top 3 flats of the receiver and buttplate tang are engraved to match. Screws not numbered. PROVENANCE: The spectacular collections of Ray Bentley featuring the finest and rarest deluxe antique Winchesters in the world. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Rifle retains virtually all of its fine original silver finish on all surfaces with only slight losses at carry points and high edges. Wonderful untouched oxidized silver patina on balance. All screw heads are in fine condition with no evidence of marring. Buttplate retains 95% of silver plating and is also engraved. Shiny bore with good strong rifling. Wood finish remains strong and intact with very few mars or impressions. Incredible state of preservation make this specimen worthy of special recognition. 53091-10 MS (100,000-150,000)