Product Details
ALEXANDER HENRY, SCOTLAND
A .451 PERCUSSION MATCH-RIFLE, serial no. 431/1926,
originally a Best Sporting Rifle from circa 1860 with patent use number '15' but remodelled by the maker to a Match-Rifle circa 1872, with blued tapering heavy round 35in. barrel, the top signed 'ALEX'R HENRY, 12 SOUTH ST. ANDREW ST. EDINBURGH. PATENT NO. 1926', micro-adjustable tunnel fore-sight, no provision for rear-sight, short sighting-rib forwards of the colour hardened breech, fully scroll engraved top-tang with raised foot carved with a dove-tail containing a long folding ladder tang-sight, engraved platinum plug, borderline scroll and gamescene engraved flat colour hardened bar-action lock signed in script 'ALEX'R HENRY' below the hammer and engraved with prowling lions and tigers, sliding safe forwards of the scroll engraved colour hardened hammer, chequered walnut pistol-grip half-stock (working inlet repairs at wrist), fully engraved patch-box, recovered adjustable cheek-piece operated via a winder below the stock, engraved iron heel-plate and pistol-grip cap, the latter with central trapdoor, single set trigger, engraved trigger guard bow and retaining original ramrod pipe throat, the whole with much period finish and colour
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Estimate £2,500-3,500