SCARCE CASED ALEXANDER HENRY DBL BBL SHOTGUN.

SCARCE CASED ALEXANDER HENRY DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12ga. SN 8134. Beautiful box lock Alex Henry with 28″ steel bbls choked FULL / MOD with concave tapered smooth rib, single bead with 3rd fastener, dbl chopper lumps, ejectors & dbl triggers. The rib has the makers name & address, & the bbls are nitro proved for 1 1/8oz with 2 5/8″ chambers. The receiver has very fine full coverage foliate arabesque pattern engraving which extends over the top tang & all the appended metal parts. The top tang has “SAFE” in gold & a beautiful niter blue safety. Each side of the receiver has the maker’s name in a ribbon. It is mounted with highly figured streaky French walnut with short checkered splinter forearm & straight stock with teardrop side panels 15″ over a 1 1/16″ wood extension. It has a gold initial oval on the bottom engraved “W.F.M.D.”, accompanied by an orig, Alexander Henry, green, felt lined, leather, trunk case with brass corner reinforcements, made for a gun with longer bbls. It has makers label in the lid & is compartmented in the bottom for the stocked receiver, a 2-pc brass and wood cleaning rod with mops, a brush & jag, a square nickeled Alexander Henry oil bottle & a pair of Alex Henry nickeled snap caps. The lid is embossed “R.G.Mc. D.”.Drop at heel: 2-1/2, drop at comb: 1-3/4. Bore restrictions: left -.039 , right -.017 . Wall thickness: left – .31, right – .28. Bore diameter: left -.692 , right -.718 . Weight: 6lbs 8oz. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 98-99% beautiful restored blue. Receiver retains 50-60% orig case colors strong & bright in sheltered areas, fading to silver elsewhere. Opening lever, floor plate and trigger guard retain most of their beautiful restored blue. Wood is sound with the aforementioned extension & freshened checkering and retains virtually all its fine custom finish. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bores. Case is fine & solid with moderate edge wear & a few light nicks and dings with moderate soil. Interior is lightly worn with light soil. 4-56555 JR513 (7,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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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	1348	$0.00	SCARCE CASED ALEXANDER HENRY DBL BBL SHOTGUN. Cal. 12ga. SN 8134. Beautiful box lock Alex Henry with 28″ steel bbls choked FULL / MOD with concave tapered smooth rib, single bead with 3rd fastener, dbl chopper lumps, ejectors & dbl triggers. The rib has the makers name & address, & the bbls are nitro proved for 1 1/8oz with 2 5/8″ chambers. The receiver has very fine full coverage foliate arabesque pattern engraving which extends over the top tang & all the appended metal parts. The top tang has “SAFE” in gold & a beautiful niter blue safety. Each side of the receiver has the maker’s name in a ribbon. It is mounted with highly figured streaky French walnut with short checkered splinter forearm & straight stock with teardrop side panels 15″ over a 1 1/16″ wood extension. It has a gold initial oval on the bottom engraved “W.F.M.D.”, accompanied by an orig, Alexander Henry, green, felt lined, leather, trunk case with brass corner reinforcements, made for a gun with longer bbls. It has makers label in the lid & is compartmented in the bottom for the stocked receiver, a 2-pc brass and wood cleaning rod with mops, a brush & jag, a square nickeled Alexander Henry oil bottle & a pair of Alex Henry nickeled snap caps. The lid is embossed “R.G.Mc. D.”.Drop at heel: 2-1/2, drop at comb: 1-3/4. Bore restrictions: left -.039 , right -.017 . Wall thickness: left – .31, right – .28. Bore diameter: left -.692 , right -.718 . Weight: 6lbs 8oz. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbls retain 98-99% beautiful restored blue. Receiver retains 50-60% orig case colors strong & bright in sheltered areas, fading to silver elsewhere. Opening lever, floor plate and trigger guard retain most of their beautiful restored blue. Wood is sound with the aforementioned extension & freshened checkering and retains virtually all its fine custom finish. Mechanics are crisp. Brilliant shiny bores. Case is fine & solid with moderate edge wear & a few light nicks and dings with moderate soil. Interior is lightly worn with light soil. 4-56555 JR513 (7,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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