Antique Nickel plated Henry Rifle ?

[Henry4440]

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At the Rock Island Premiere Collector's Firearms Auction - May 20, 21 & 22, they sell a nickel plated engraved Henry Rifle.
http://www.rockislandauction.com/auction/aid/52



 

[texas7174]

That's fabulous!  Thanks for posting it.

[Fox Creek Kid]

The Indians would have your scalp on a lodgepole within a month to own that. 

[Henry4440]

Not a nickel plated one, but in 'white finish'.


 

[Fox Creek Kid]

Not a nickel plated one, but in 'white finish'.


 

   Where is that from?

[Henry4440]

  Where is that from?

Hege

http://www.waffen-hege.de/shop/?id=1&cat=85

 

[Buck Stinson]

Germany.

Antique nickel looks a lot like silver plate.  It is a very white frosty color.  The only real difference between the look of old time nickel finish and silver plate is the fact that silver will tarnish and if left alone, it will turn blue/black.  Old time nickel plate has the frosty color because the plating was done on a raw polished metal surfaces.  The bright nickel we see from the 1940's on, was put over metal that was first plated with copper.

[Henry4440]

Germany.

Yip and the price here in Germany is $2120.00 

 

[Henry4440]

At the Rock Island Premiere Collector's Firearms Auction - May 20, 21 & 22, they sell a nickel plated engraved Henry Rifle.
http://www.rockislandauction.com/auction/aid/52



 

The serial number is 6133.
Estimated Price: $35,000 - $65,000
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/52/lid/1389
 

[Montana Slim]

I might look that one over for enjoyment.

I recently attended one of RIAs auctions...wasn't successful in bidding, but enjoyed handling several Henry's. One was a documented CW rifle...brought around $16K... looked ok on the outside, but not so great otherwise.

Slim

[Branding Iron Bill]

Thanks for that link LH.  I really enjoy browsing through those auction catalogs.  Or maybe I should say drooling instead of browsing.  All items out of reach for me, but real easy on the eyes.

[Montana Slim]

Thanks for that link LH.  I really enjoy browsing through those auction catalogs.  Or maybe I should say drooling instead of browsing.  All items out of reach for me, but real easy on the eyes.

BTW, with a little touch-up work, many of the fiream photos are great for your PC desktop. I have the Merwin (that got away) on my machine at work. The IT folks get a kick out of seeing it (& my office "toys" when they drop by).

Slim

[Coffinmaker]

They also have a couple of boxes of ammunition for that nickel Henry.  A little pricy, by available

Coffinmaker