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ALEXANDER HENRY 360 2 1/4" BPE- MINIATURE HAMMER FALLING BLOCK SINGLE SHOT- SUPER COND- 5 Lbs- 85% CASE COLORS
Guns International #: 100517558 Seller's Inventory #: y639
Category: Single Shot Rifles - English - Antique Rifles - Cartridge
Seller's Information
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Seller: Champlin
Company: Champlin Firearms Inc.
Member Since: 11/19/07
First Name: George
Last Name: Caswell
State: Oklahoma
Zip: 73702
Country: United States
Phone: (580) 237-7388
Platinum Seller
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
5 Plus Days
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Description:
#1787 (A/N), Alex'r Henry, Edinburgh and London: A Totally Original & Superb Conditioned Alexander Henry Miniature Rook rifle with a Front Bolted Right Hand Lock in 360 2 1/4" Black Powder Express Sporting Model Single Shot with Alexander Henry's Hammer Falling Block Action that was made about 1880, 25" round barrel, An island sight with 1 standing & 2 folding rear sights, Island front ramp, The barrel stamped A.H., It has a right hand lock, The hammer with a forward bolted lock/safety, Dolphin style hammer, Henry style forearm with their best quality key seat, The trigger guard tang comes to within 1/2" of the grip cap, Horn grip cap, The action number is 1787, The action face is stamped "H.F.", 10% coverage of border engraving including the top tang & trigger guard, 14 7/16" lop over a full face checkered steel buttplate, 5 lbs. even, A very nice piece of wood with very nice color and contrast, This 19th century Classic is original except the barrel has been reblacked & remains with 95% barrel blue, 85% original bright & vivid case colors, The wood with original finish and at 88%, It is as solid as it was when it left Edinburgh, The checkering is still 95%, The bore is excellent in every respect, The screws are all of 95% correct and sharp. The inside of the lock remains at 97% and the inletting is crisp and sharp with zero oil soak. This is another first rate quality piece with style, grace, workmanship, handling and Alexander Henry romance from a great period at the pinnacle of sporting guns in the last years of the 19th century. This cartridge is almost identical to the 38-55 and can be easily loaded with 9.3 caliber bullets. ////////////////////////// Alexander Henry was born in 1828 and became the inventor of the gun barrel that revolutionized small arms as it was a new principle in rifling a barrel. In the brief on his patent in 1860 it stated "The rifled bore is of polygonal cross-section, and is provided, in addition, with curved, square, or angular spiral projections or grooves, so as to increase the bearing points of the projectile." His barrels became the very part of the Martini-Henry rifle; in 1874 the War Office realized how good his invention was and issued it to the British army. Mr. Henry died in Edinburgh on January 27, 1894 at the age of 76.
SOLD
Antique: Yes