EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CUSTOM MADE ALEXANDER HENRY TYPE PERCUSSION HUNTING/ TARGET RIFLE.

EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CUSTOM MADE ALEXANDER HENRY TYPE PERCUSSION HUNTING/ TARGET RIFLE. SN 6. Cal. 451. 31″ Tapered, slightly swamped, octagon custom made bbl (consignor states: by noted riflemaker Ken Owen) with meticulous 7-groove Alexander Henry rifling. Top flat is engraved “Jim Stump Yakima Wa.” and “Cal. 451”. Front sight is a Lyman 17 dovetailed through front of bbl. Bbl is fitted with under-rib, and two ramrod pipes, rearmost with sling eye, holding brass tipped oak ramrod with provision under knurled cap on tail for installing cleaning brushes. Inlaid gold band is at rear of bbl. Case hardened breech plug is scroll engraved. Nicely filed and shaped breech iron has Lyman type folding rear sight installed at tail of tang. Custom made lock has correctly filed Alexander Henry style hammer, with tall checkered spur. Case hardened trigger plate has classic pineapple finial. Blued steel trigger guard has scrolled extension to form pistol grip, with SN on tang. All metal parts, exclusive of bbl, are engraved with about 40% coverage beautifully cut and shaded classic medium scroll. Engraver’s signature “R. Evans” is on bottom of lockplate at left rear of hammer. Beautifully in-letted, crisply shaped, and meticulously oil finished, dense walnut stock measures 13-3/4″ over steel buttplate with “widow’s peak.” Sling eye is on toe line. Stock is fitted with finely shaped horn forend tip, classically filed case hardened tail pipe, and shaped steel escutcheons for side nail. Classic checkering is cleanly cut at 18 LPI with mullered borders. Consignor states stock was the work of Mr. Don Brown. Drop at heel: approx 2″, drop at comb: approx 1-1/4″. Weight: 9 lbs. 3 oz, LOP 13-3/4″. CONDITION: Excellent. Metal retains nearly all its orig finish with a few minor marks, and some discoloration at front of lockplate and head of hammer. Stock is nearly as new with one or two minor very light marks. Bore is excellent. Lock is crisp. 4-41784 MGM76 (5,000-7,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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	1138	$0.00	EXCEPTIONALLY FINE CUSTOM MADE ALEXANDER HENRY TYPE PERCUSSION HUNTING/ TARGET RIFLE. SN 6. Cal. 451. 31″ Tapered, slightly swamped, octagon custom made bbl (consignor states: by noted riflemaker Ken Owen) with meticulous 7-groove Alexander Henry rifling. Top flat is engraved “Jim Stump Yakima Wa.” and “Cal. 451”. Front sight is a Lyman 17 dovetailed through front of bbl. Bbl is fitted with under-rib, and two ramrod pipes, rearmost with sling eye, holding brass tipped oak ramrod with provision under knurled cap on tail for installing cleaning brushes. Inlaid gold band is at rear of bbl. Case hardened breech plug is scroll engraved. Nicely filed and shaped breech iron has Lyman type folding rear sight installed at tail of tang. Custom made lock has correctly filed Alexander Henry style hammer, with tall checkered spur. Case hardened trigger plate has classic pineapple finial. Blued steel trigger guard has scrolled extension to form pistol grip, with SN on tang. All metal parts, exclusive of bbl, are engraved with about 40% coverage beautifully cut and shaded classic medium scroll. Engraver’s signature “R. Evans” is on bottom of lockplate at left rear of hammer. Beautifully in-letted, crisply shaped, and meticulously oil finished, dense walnut stock measures 13-3/4″ over steel buttplate with “widow’s peak.” Sling eye is on toe line. Stock is fitted with finely shaped horn forend tip, classically filed case hardened tail pipe, and shaped steel escutcheons for side nail. Classic checkering is cleanly cut at 18 LPI with mullered borders. Consignor states stock was the work of Mr. Don Brown. Drop at heel: approx 2″, drop at comb: approx 1-1/4″. Weight: 9 lbs. 3 oz, LOP 13-3/4″. CONDITION: Excellent. Metal retains nearly all its orig finish with a few minor marks, and some discoloration at front of lockplate and head of hammer. Stock is nearly as new with one or two minor very light marks. Bore is excellent. Lock is crisp. 4-41784 MGM76 (5,000-7,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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