Manufactured 1865. Approximately 14,000 Henry's were manufactured between 1860-1866, and half of them are believed to have been used by Union soldiers, mostly purchased by the men themselves, some using reenlistment bonuses. This rifle was subsequently elaborately custom embellished in the late 20th century with L.D. Nimschke style 20th century custom scroll engraving with beaded backgrounds forming large blank banners on both sideplates. A spurious "LDN" is hand engraved on the bottom of the frame and left of the lower tang. "8550" is marked on the top barrel flat, left of the lower tang, in the replacement stock channel, and inside the buttplate.

Good as professionally upgraded to current configuration, with some traces of blue finish, evidence of draw-filing on the barrel and re-engraved address, a few scattered patches of light pitting, polished brass, and some scattered light handling marks on the refinished stock. Mechanically fine.