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casper50
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Alex Henry .500 BPE
      #385947 - 23/07/24 12:27 AM

Had tables at the local gunshow this weekend. This walked in this morning. Alex Henry .500 BPE with grapevine engraving. He walked back out with it as well. He was asking $12500.

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: casper50]
      #385948 - 23/07/24 12:50 AM

Nice looking set.
Some of the accessories look awfully clean, maybe not original to the whole kit?

I note "Alex'r Henry, Ltd" so this one was retailed by Henry's son, as Alexander Henry had passed away and the company name was reincorporated to "Ltd."

Wondering if the bullet mould is numbered to the rifle?

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: 3DogMike]
      #385950 - 23/07/24 01:26 AM

All the silver looking tools were numbered to the rifle. The turn screws and the gold crimper was not.

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: casper50]
      #385951 - 23/07/24 01:40 AM

Wow, that is very nice.

The last few gunshows in the Atlanta area that I attended have mostly black rifles, glock pistols, crazy looking hatchets, and other junk.

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: 85lc]
      #385958 - 23/07/24 06:22 AM

Lovely piece of kit there Casper!
What a find!!!!!
No wonder you jumped on it quickly, its in magnificent condition.
Will have to get a range report done on this one for us poor unfortunates!

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: 93x64mm]
      #385959 - 23/07/24 06:25 AM

I didn't/couldn't jump on it. He walked out the door with it. He was asking $12500 which was about 4000 -4500 too high in my opinion. I know him so if anyone is interested I can get you in touch with him.

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: casper50]
      #385962 - 23/07/24 07:19 AM

Casper, while I think you are right price-wise, that is a very nice rifle and I would have been tempted. However, since he is thousands of miles away, I am going to pretend that I never saw this post,

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: 85lc]
      #385970 - 23/07/24 10:50 AM

NIce!

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: casper50]
      #385987 - 24/07/24 06:08 AM

Oh Bugger!
What a shame, Buckstix might be interested though?

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: 93x64mm]
      #386073 - 29/07/24 08:15 AM

So a dumb question here...is this a standard Anson & Deeley boxlock finished by Alex'r Henry? Is the screw high up on the action side, behind the fences, indicative of intercepting sears? The dolls head and intercepting sears seem a lot like a screw grip.

On a different note, this looks a lot like a neat pair offered by William Larkin Moore:https://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/rifles/alexander-henry-rifles/alexander-henry-true-pair-ble-express-rifles-450-400-3-1-4-quot-bpe-cased-in-o-l-mfg-1899-super-nice-.cfm?gun_id=101988116#lg-11

[image]https://i.imgur.com/QpRzNJz.png?2[/image]

Edited by CJF (29/07/24 08:36 AM)

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: CJF]
      #386074 - 29/07/24 08:16 AM

Engraving patterns are the same





Edited by CJF (29/07/24 08:38 AM)

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: CJF]
      #386080 - 29/07/24 12:57 PM

Look closer. The pattern is different

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: casper50]
      #386083 - 29/07/24 10:09 PM

Alex Henry Ltd vs Alex Henry & Co.
Significant difference.

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: CJF]
      #386085 - 30/07/24 12:51 AM

Chris,

Very nice find. An Alexander Henry cased double of doubles.

Thanks for posting.

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: casper50]
      #386087 - 30/07/24 01:56 AM

Quote:

Look closer. The pattern is different




Sorry. Yes, they are not literally identical. They simply are super similar, which is remarkable given that the pattern is not that common.

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Re: Alex Henry .500 BPE [Re: CJF]
      #386100 - 30/07/24 09:09 AM

CJF I agree. You don't see many grave vine engraved motifs.

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