848

18AL-43 HENRY #6514Desirable Henry lever action rifle, .44 caliber, brass frame, 24” octagon barrel

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:8,750.00 USD Estimated At:17,500.00 - 35,000.00 USD
18AL-43 HENRY #6514Desirable Henry lever action rifle, .44  caliber, brass frame, 24” octagon barrel
All items are as is, no warranty or claims and All SALES ARE FINAL. Please examine prior to bidding as it is the bidder's responsibilty to establish condition, age, genuineness, value or any other determinative factors.
18AL-43 HENRY #6514Desirable Henry lever action rifle, .44 caliber, brass frame, 24” octagon barrel, wood stocks, leather sling, S/N 6514, with large binder of historical information led by a typed copy of a manuscript describing thefollowing: “Note: This is copied from the manuscript sent to me, David E. Cooley, concerning the Henry Rifle purchased by me from Grover Johnson on May 5, 1961. The original, written in Mr. Johnson’s hand, isin my files. . . . Dear Sir: Re the Henry rifle ser. No. 6514 which you purchased from me: I am 68 years old. I earned the rifle in 1910 by working as a cowboy for an old buffalo hunter by the name of “Doc” Zahl near Medicine Lake, Montana. Mr. Zahl was at that time 74 years of age and told me he had purchased the rifle from a trader by the name of Mercer at Fort Buford, Dakota Territory, shortly after the Civil War. (He might havesaid Fort Union.)”. The note also covers some additional information on Mr. Johnson’s recollections including notation that the rifle originally came with a buffalo skin scabbard but “Weevils got into the scabbardDesirable Henry lever action rifle, .44 caliber, brass frame, 24” octagon barrel, wood stocks, leather sling, S/N 6514, with large binder of historical information led by a typed copy of a manuscript describing thefollowing: “Note: This is copied from the manuscript sent to me, David E. Cooley, concerning the Henry Rifle purchased by me from Grover Johnson on May 5, 1961. The original, written in Mr. Johnson’s hand, isin my files. . . . Dear Sir: Re the Henry rifle ser. No. 6514 which you purchased from me: I am 68 years old. I earned the rifle in 1910 by working as a cowboy for an old buffalo hunter by the name of “Doc” Zahl near Medicine Lake, Montana. Mr. Zahl was at that time 74 years of age and told me he had purchased the rifle from a trader by the name of Mercer at Fort Buford, Dakota Territory, shortly after the Civil War. (He might havesaid Fort Union.)”. The note also covers some additional information on Mr. Johnson’s recollections including notation that the rifle originally came with a buffalo skin scabbard but “Weevils got into the scabbard