RARE ALEXANDER HENRY LONG RANGE PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE.

RARE ALEXANDER HENRY LONG RANGE PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE. SN 718. Cal. .45 (.479 diameter).Seven groove Henry rifling. 32″ Slightly swamped octagonal nicely figured Damascus bbl is engraved “Alex’r Henry 8 South St. Andrew St. Edinburgh.” on rear of top flat, and “Patent No. 306 Gauge 451.” in front of rear sight. Remainder of top flat is file cut. Folding vernier rear sight is graduated from 100 to 1200 yards. “V” shaped leaf has inlaid platinum line. Globe type front sight has fine silver bead and cross-wire reticle, is adjustable for windage, and is dovetailed through top flat. Twist bottom rib has two ramrod pipes, the rearmost with sling eye. Greenheart ramrod has grooved brass head, and knurled brass tail. Ramrod is stamped with SN. Bottom of bbl is stamped with SN, “A.H”, British provisional and view proofs, and “50” is stamped 3 times. Case hardened breech plug is engraved with some scroll, and stylized lion’s head. Patent breech has inset metal blowout. SN is on hook. Breech iron is very nicely engraved with shaded open scroll. Front action sidelock has rear mounted sliding safety, and is engraved with naive vignette of tiger chasing a buck. There is more very finely cut scroll engraving behind hammer and “Alex’r Henry” is on bottom of lockplate. Finely filed and engraved hammer has dolphin head. Trigger plate terminates in stylized pineapple with scroll body. Trigger guard has prowling tiger surrounded by scroll. SN and more scroll is on tang. Dense and lightly figured European walnut full pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over engraved steel butt plate with recumbent doe surrounded by scroll on medium length tang. Round hinged patchbox is on right side of stock, the central motif of which is a leaping stag. Patchbox contains two spare nipples, and a slip of paper with “Load: 560 Gr bullet 80 GRS 2F”. Vacant oval sling loop and SN are on toe line. Grip is checkered at 18 LPI with mullered borders, and ends with an engraved steel cap with trap. Forend is checkered to match grip, has a horn cap, and nicely filed steel thimble. Bbl mounts to stock with side nail running through elliptical steel escutcheons with circular extensions. Weight: 10 lbs. 2.6 oz. Display case has an oak base with Plexiglas sides and top. CONDITION: Very fine, as refurbished. Bbl retains 98% very finely polished brown finish with excellent definition to Damascus figure. Engraving is sharp and clear. Breech plug, iron, and lockplate retain virtually all London quality case color with engraving picked up. Hammer is silver gray, as is safety bolt. Trigger guard and buttplate retain virtually all of a correct charcoal blue, again with engraving expertly restored. Grip cap and patchbox have all of a re-case color, somewhat dull, over some pitting. Stock retains most all of a high quality hand rubbed oil finish with a number of marks from handling and use. Checkering has been re-cut. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny. Lock is crisp. Display case is fine. A very rare rifle, with nearly all extremely high quality restoration carried out, needing only some attention to details necessary to make it truly spectacular. 4-36382 MGM121 (15,000-20,000)

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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	1236	$0.00	RARE ALEXANDER HENRY LONG RANGE PERCUSSION TARGET RIFLE. SN 718. Cal. .45 (.479 diameter).Seven groove Henry rifling. 32″ Slightly swamped octagonal nicely figured Damascus bbl is engraved “Alex’r Henry 8 South St. Andrew St. Edinburgh.” on rear of top flat, and “Patent No. 306 Gauge 451.” in front of rear sight. Remainder of top flat is file cut. Folding vernier rear sight is graduated from 100 to 1200 yards. “V” shaped leaf has inlaid platinum line. Globe type front sight has fine silver bead and cross-wire reticle, is adjustable for windage, and is dovetailed through top flat. Twist bottom rib has two ramrod pipes, the rearmost with sling eye. Greenheart ramrod has grooved brass head, and knurled brass tail. Ramrod is stamped with SN. Bottom of bbl is stamped with SN, “A.H”, British provisional and view proofs, and “50” is stamped 3 times. Case hardened breech plug is engraved with some scroll, and stylized lion’s head. Patent breech has inset metal blowout. SN is on hook. Breech iron is very nicely engraved with shaded open scroll. Front action sidelock has rear mounted sliding safety, and is engraved with naive vignette of tiger chasing a buck. There is more very finely cut scroll engraving behind hammer and “Alex’r Henry” is on bottom of lockplate. Finely filed and engraved hammer has dolphin head. Trigger plate terminates in stylized pineapple with scroll body. Trigger guard has prowling tiger surrounded by scroll. SN and more scroll is on tang. Dense and lightly figured European walnut full pistol grip buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over engraved steel butt plate with recumbent doe surrounded by scroll on medium length tang. Round hinged patchbox is on right side of stock, the central motif of which is a leaping stag. Patchbox contains two spare nipples, and a slip of paper with “Load: 560 Gr bullet 80 GRS 2F”. Vacant oval sling loop and SN are on toe line. Grip is checkered at 18 LPI with mullered borders, and ends with an engraved steel cap with trap. Forend is checkered to match grip, has a horn cap, and nicely filed steel thimble. Bbl mounts to stock with side nail running through elliptical steel escutcheons with circular extensions. Weight: 10 lbs. 2.6 oz. Display case has an oak base with Plexiglas sides and top. CONDITION: Very fine, as refurbished. Bbl retains 98% very finely polished brown finish with excellent definition to Damascus figure. Engraving is sharp and clear. Breech plug, iron, and lockplate retain virtually all London quality case color with engraving picked up. Hammer is silver gray, as is safety bolt. Trigger guard and buttplate retain virtually all of a correct charcoal blue, again with engraving expertly restored. Grip cap and patchbox have all of a re-case color, somewhat dull, over some pitting. Stock retains most all of a high quality hand rubbed oil finish with a number of marks from handling and use. Checkering has been re-cut. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny. Lock is crisp. Display case is fine. A very rare rifle, with nearly all extremely high quality restoration carried out, needing only some attention to details necessary to make it truly spectacular. 4-36382 MGM121 (15,000-20,000) 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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