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RichB
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Historic Henry double rifle displayed for 1st time
#328252 - 11/05/19 07:02 PM

The Henry double rifle, commissioned by Queen Victoria as a Christmas present for John Brown, has been bought by the National Museum of Scotland and will be displayed in public for the first time this summer, from 26th June until November.

https://www.scottishfield.co.uk/culture/a-historic-weapon-goes-on-show-for-first-time/?

https://www.nms.ac.uk/wildandmajestic

I have a letter from Henry to Brown dated 1876, where he suggests Brown should bring his rifle with him to Edinburgh, for it to be serviced.
Queen Victoria was on a royal visit to unveil the Prince Albert Memorial in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh.

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Re: Historic Henry double rifle displayed for 1st time [Re: RichB]
#328280 - 12/05/19 03:57 PM

A ".450", what sort of .450 would this have been in 1873?

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Re: Historic Henry double rifle displayed for 1st time [Re: NitroX]
#328292 - 12/05/19 08:33 PM

Previous outings at auction houses :

https://www.bonhams.com/press_release/21582/#/MR3_length=12&m3=3

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/alexander-henry-double-rifle-presented-christmas-10e424ea7e

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Re: Historic Henry double rifle displayed for 1st time [Re: NitroX]
#328295 - 13/05/19 12:28 AM

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A ".450", what sort of .450 would this have been in 1873?

COTW might have the answer - or close.

May have been a .577/.450 - or .450 Rigby Match 2.4", .500/.450 #2 Musket, both early enough.

I don't know. Sry

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Re: Historic Henry double rifle displayed for 1st time [Re: DarylS]
#328296 - 13/05/19 12:30 AM

That's pretty nice rifle!

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Re: Historic Henry double rifle displayed for 1st time [Re: DarylS]
#328299 - 13/05/19 03:49 AM

The detail is all there in the auction item info.

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Re: Historic Henry double rifle displayed for 1st time [Re: RichB]
#329645 - 25/06/19 09:31 PM

Just a reminder that this exhibition opens tomorrow and runs until November.

https://www.nms.ac.uk/explore-our-collec...-to-john-brown/

To coincide with this, I am starting these tours of Alexander Henry's Edinburgh :

https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/z...3-original.jpg?

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