ALEXANDER HENRY LARGE FRAME SINGLE SHOT DROPPING BLOCK RIFLE.

Revised: 9/11/2009

Additional Information: Accompanied with Sotheby’s catalog Oct. 10th 1990 showing gun on page 35 item 302

ALEXANDER HENRY LARGE FRAME SINGLE SHOT DROPPING BLOCK RIFLE. SN 6927. Cal. .577 3″ Nitro express. Eleven groove Alexander Henry rifling. 28″ Round bbl with Nock form is engraved “Alex’r Henry 18 Frederick St. Edinburgh.” on top behind one standing, one folding express sight dovetailed through soldered on block. Silver bead front sight is longitudinally dovetailed to another shaped block. Bottom of bbl under forearm has 1991 London nitro proofs for 577 3″ chamber, and is stamped with SN “6927”, and “A.H”. Rear right side of bbl is engraved “.577 3 Inch Nitro Express.” Very large case hardened dropping block action is almost 2-3/4″ deep and 1-3/4″ wide. Bottom opening lever locks into trigger guard with spring operated catch when action is closed. Right hand, cranked, non-rebounding lock has large serpentine hammer. Action, hammer, and lockplate are engraved with very finely executed English scroll. “Alex’r Henry” is on lockplate. SN is engraved on tang of trigger guard. Dense, and nicely streaked full pistol grip European walnut buttstock measures 14-3/16″ over Silvers type pad, and features vacant silver oval, and 18 LPI checkering with mullered borders. Matching forend has shaped horn tip, and fastens to bbl with side nail through steel escutcheons. Drop at heel: Approx 2-5/8″, drop at comb: Approx 1-15/16″ . Weight: 8 lbs. 5 oz, LOP 14-3/16″. CONDITION: Excellent. This very rifle is pictured in “British Single Shot Rifles Vol. 1” by Wal Winfer on page 57. It was from the Nobel collection and was unfinished, and “in the white” when it went through Sotheby’s, ca. 1990. Since that time it has been meticulously finished by some of the best craftsmen from the London trade. Bbl retains virtually all of its lustrous London blue. Action and lockplate retain nearly all of their case color. Stocks were originally finished and now show most all of a hand rubbed oil refinish with checkering cleaned up. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny. Lock is crisp. Action is tight. Very unusual rifle, as Kirton mentions only 3 .577’s in his SN list. 4-38910 MGM123 (10,000-15,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1266	$9,775.00	Revised: 9/11/2009 Additional Information: Accompanied with Sotheby’s catalog Oct. 10th 1990 showing gun on page 35 item 302 ALEXANDER HENRY LARGE FRAME SINGLE SHOT DROPPING BLOCK RIFLE. SN 6927. Cal. .577 3″ Nitro express. Eleven groove Alexander Henry rifling. 28″ Round bbl with Nock form is engraved “Alex’r Henry 18 Frederick St. Edinburgh.” on top behind one standing, one folding express sight dovetailed through soldered on block. Silver bead front sight is longitudinally dovetailed to another shaped block. Bottom of bbl under forearm has 1991 London nitro proofs for 577 3″ chamber, and is stamped with SN “6927”, and “A.H”. Rear right side of bbl is engraved “.577 3 Inch Nitro Express.” Very large case hardened dropping block action is almost 2-3/4″ deep and 1-3/4″ wide. Bottom opening lever locks into trigger guard with spring operated catch when action is closed. Right hand, cranked, non-rebounding lock has large serpentine hammer. Action, hammer, and lockplate are engraved with very finely executed English scroll. “Alex’r Henry” is on lockplate. SN is engraved on tang of trigger guard. Dense, and nicely streaked full pistol grip European walnut buttstock measures 14-3/16″ over Silvers type pad, and features vacant silver oval, and 18 LPI checkering with mullered borders. Matching forend has shaped horn tip, and fastens to bbl with side nail through steel escutcheons. Drop at heel: Approx 2-5/8″, drop at comb: Approx 1-15/16″ . Weight: 8 lbs. 5 oz, LOP 14-3/16″. CONDITION: Excellent. This very rifle is pictured in “British Single Shot Rifles Vol. 1” by Wal Winfer on page 57. It was from the Nobel collection and was unfinished, and “in the white” when it went through Sotheby’s, ca. 1990. Since that time it has been meticulously finished by some of the best craftsmen from the London trade. Bbl retains virtually all of its lustrous London blue. Action and lockplate retain nearly all of their case color. Stocks were originally finished and now show most all of a hand rubbed oil refinish with checkering cleaned up. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny. Lock is crisp. Action is tight. Very unusual rifle, as Kirton mentions only 3 .577’s in his SN list. 4-38910 MGM123 (10,000-15,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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