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NitroX
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Double Rifles of Yesteryear
#254277 - 29/09/14 10:40 PM

An Alexander Henry .400/350 double barrelled rifle. Image thanks to Syed Ali Bin Hadi.

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Re: Double Rifles of Yesteryear [Re: NitroX]
#254285 - 29/09/14 11:42 PM

Certainly has enough sights ...

Neat to see the old doubles...if only some of them could talk..

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Re: Double Rifles of Yesteryear [Re: Ripp]
#254740 - 07/10/14 01:25 PM

Saw this on Facebook. How I wish I could stumble across one of these gems,,,

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Re: Double Rifles of Yesteryear [Re: crkennedy1]
#254741 - 07/10/14 01:37 PM

Nice.

Cool gussets on the action.
Case is beat!

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Re: Double Rifles of Yesteryear [Re: tinker]
#254743 - 07/10/14 02:10 PM

Do you have any other information on this gun?
Just going by the photo, my guess would be a continental gun laying on an Alex Henry case.
Those rounded edge sight leaves, full rib and the sharp points to the side panels of the stock don't look very Alex Henry-ish to me. Never say never when it comes to vintage doubles of course.

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NitroX
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Re: Double Rifles of Yesteryear [Re: Huvius]
#254747 - 07/10/14 05:46 PM

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Do you have any other information on this gun?
Just going by the photo, my guess would be a continental gun laying on an Alex Henry case.
Those rounded edge sight leaves, full rib and the sharp points to the side panels of the stock don't look very Alex Henry-ish to me. Never say never when it comes to vintage doubles of course.

Afraid not. Someone said it was a Rigby? But I used the case label. The calibre was named however. Source was an Indian sub-continent net friend.

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Re: Double Rifles of Yesteryear [Re: NitroX]
#254762 - 07/10/14 08:46 PM

It's a German rifle with the Muschelverschluss (Clamshell) action. Nothing like that ever came out of Scotland or elsewhere in Britain.

This, of course, is not the same rifle.

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Re: Double Rifles of Yesteryear [Re: CptCurl]
#254813 - 08/10/14 07:15 AM

there is a clamshell for sale on , looks the same as Cptculs rifle.

all the best

Edited by NitroX (08/10/14 04:22 PM)

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Re: Double Rifles of Yesteryear [Re: sbs470]
#254827 - 08/10/14 04:17 PM

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there is a clamshell for sale on , looks the same as Cptculs rifle.

all the best

Don't see it. PM me the category and I will post it up.

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Edited by NitroX (08/10/14 04:22 PM)

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