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TH44
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Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle
10/07/12 08:57 AM

After 8 weeks I remembered to telephone John Dickson & Sons who hold the records for Alexander Henry
They were very helpful, and 10 minutes later had the copy of the original ledger entry

The result was much better than I had expected

No. 4048 - express rifle, best quality! 28" octagonal barrel, left hand bolted lock, bolt on guard, sold 7 January 1877
to the Duke of Marlborough!

This was John Winston Spencer-Churchill, the 7th Duke of Marlborough, the paternal grandfather of Winston Churchill!

This explains the extras and less usual octagonal barrel and very unusual lock on the operating lever

Daryl - I looked up the .500/450 No. 2 musket, the top load is a 540 grain bullet ahead of 90 grains of black, it should be good for your mooses? In another world I would love you to take it and use it for that

I am most pleased and happy to share with fellow enthusiasts

TH44

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Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	TH44	13/05/12 08:41 AM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	chuckT	10/07/12 11:42 AM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	Rule303	13/05/12 04:35 PM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	kamilaroi	13/05/12 04:44 PM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	Matabele	13/05/12 10:00 PM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	Grenadier	13/05/12 10:32 PM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	AkMike	15/05/12 02:10 AM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	Matabele	16/05/12 02:24 AM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	TH44	10/07/12 08:57 AM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	Viking338	10/07/12 04:21 PM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	NitroX	11/07/12 02:18 PM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	controlled_feed	11/07/12 07:44 PM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	DarylS	12/07/12 12:29 AM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	NitroX	12/07/12 01:26 AM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	TH44	12/07/12 08:34 PM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	DarylS	13/07/12 07:14 AM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	DarylS	10/07/12 10:08 AM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	AFRO408	13/05/12 11:31 AM
Re: Alexander Henry Sporting Rifle	DarylS	13/05/12 09:26 AM

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