| Joshua |
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| 19/11/17 02:33 PM |
Alexander Henry single shot
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Joe salter has a rifle they only list as .500, but a beautiful rifle. After awing over some of the rifles owned by members here, I thought I would share this for interested parties who may want to purchase it
https://www.joesalter.com/category/products/Alexander-Henry-Sporting-Rifle
| Huvius |
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| 20/11/17 01:52 AM |
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Re: Alexander Henry single shot
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Has a 52 bore so that means it is a .450
Probably a 500/450 of some sort (No.2 Musket would be my guess or a 500/450 No.1 carbine) of course could be a 577/450 but I’m thinking they got the 500 idea from the breech measurement.
If I was in buy mode, this would be hard to pass on.
That’s pretty reasonable for a rifle that would be a ball to shoot and easy to load for!
Maybe even a better deal
https://www.joesalter.com/category/products/Antique-Westley-Richards-Carbine
| Wayne59 |
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| 20/11/17 06:28 AM |
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Re: Alexander Henry single shot
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Make a nice shooter for someone without a single shot and little money. There is more wrong with it than right.
| 93x64mm |
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| 20/11/17 07:55 AM |
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Wow both beautiful rifles.
Shame its so hard to get something like that over here!
You guys have it good over your side of the pond.
| Joshua |
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| 20/11/17 11:53 AM |
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Re: Alexander Henry single shot
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Wayne, I understand it has a lot of negatives with it, but I believe still worth pursuing. Even if you use it to build a new rifle, I believe someone would be lucky to own it
| Wayne59 |
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| 20/11/17 12:56 PM |
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If you start with it as the basis for a custom rifle when you get done with it you would be buried in it. Might make a good woods gun depending on caliber. Looks like someone grafted a different hammer to it. Looks different than any I have seen. The nose looks like it has been ground on it. JMHO.
| Joshua |
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| 20/11/17 12:59 PM |
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I hear ya Wayne, and understand what you are saying