This rifle was manufactured c. 1865 and has the late production Henry features. It has a squareback German silver blade front sight, "HENRY'S PATENT. OCT. 16. 1860/MANUFACT'D BY THE NEWHAVEN ARMS CO. NEWHAVEN. CT." on top, notch and folding ladder rear sight with 900 yard top notch on the ladder, "9257." on top between the rear sight and frame, no rear sight dovetail on the frame, "W" on the lower tang, small tacks decorating the wrist, sling loop on the left side of the barrel, the corresponding sling swivel on the left side of the butt, and a brass buttplate with pointed heel. A four-piece sectional steel cleaning rod is included in the stock. This rifle is listed by serial number in "Appendix C Serial Numbers of Henry Rifles Reported by the 3rd Regiment U.S. Vet. Vol. -1865 Companies B, C, I, H, K" on page 76 of "The Historic Henry Rifle" by Wiley Sword. Henry rifles were the first successful lever action rifles and remained in use in the post-Civil War American West, including by Native American warriors at the famous Battle of the Little Bighorn on June 25, 1876, where the Lakota, Dakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho successfully fought off an assault by the U.S. 7th Cavalry on their village and then routed and destroyed Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer and his detachment. In addition to their superior numbers, repeaters like the Henry are generally credited with giving the warriors the upper-hand against the cavalry. Native Americans out West commonly decorated firearms they picked up off the battlefield with brass tack decoration.

Very good with smooth brown patina and light pitting on the iron, attractive aged patina on the brass, and general mild overall wear. The stock is fine and has the "Henry bump" still visible below the sling swivel, minor cracks at the tacks, and mild scratches and dings. Mechanically fine.