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ALEXANDER HENRY 450 3 1/4" BPE HAMMER FALLING BLOCK- A NEAR PERFECT BORE- MADE ABOUT 1870- 80% ENGRAVING COVERAGE- SOLID WOOD
Guns International #: 100736118 Seller's Inventory #: y994
Category: Alexander Henry Rifles - Rifles - English Sporting
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
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
#2095, Alex'r Henry 12 South St. Andrew St. Edinburgh, Patent No's 1430 and 332: A Very Nice Best Alexander Henry Rear Bolted Left Hand Lock 450 3 1/4" Black Powder Express Single Shot with Alexander Henry's Hammer Falling Block Action that was Made in 1870 for a Captain W. Bankes, 28" barrel, An island sight with 1 standing & 1 folding platinum lined rear sights, Island front ramp, The barrel carries the serial number of 2095 and stamped A.H., It has a left hand lock, Stepped lockplate, It has the early type of lock attachment, The hammer with a rear bolted lock/safety, Dolphin style hammer, The rebate for the cartridge rim is cut in the breechblock and not the barrel breech which is very unusual on a Henry action, Martini style extractor, The trigger guard tang comes to within 1/4" of the grip cap, An engraved steel grip cap, The action number is 332, The barrel number is 2095, 80% coverage of classic period scroll engraving with full coverage on the top tang that is superb in style and execution, 14 1/8" LOP over a checkered steel buttplate with a round 1" trapdoor, 7 lbs. 10 oz., A nice piece of wood with excellent color and contrast, This 146 year old Classic remains in very nice condition, The barrel nicely reblacked and now 94%, Traces of original case colors, The wood has been polished but has no sign of being sanded, The buttstock & forend remain as solid as it was 146 years ago, Overall the wood is 88% with handling marks only, The checkering is original and still at 90%, The beauty of this Classic is a bore that remains in excellent plus condition, All of the screws are 94-95% correct and sharp. 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. /////////////////////////////////// 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 66.
SOLD
Antique: Yes