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A Fine .451 Alexander Henry Patent Percussion Sporting RifleBy Alexr. Henry, 12 South St., Andrew St., Edinburgh, No. 1075, Circa 1860-5
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By Alexr. Henry, 12 South St., Andrew St., Edinburgh, No. 1075, Circa 1860-5
By Alexr. Henry, 12 South St., Andrew St., Edinburgh, No. 1075, Circa 1860-5
83.8 cm. barrel
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Recorded in the maker's records as 'best single rifle .451, 33 in. barrel, full windage, patent no. 601'
Alexander Henry was born in 1828, and served his apprenticeship with T.E. Mortimer of Edinburgh, rising to become foreman of the factory before setting up in business on his own in 1853 at 12 South Street. He was a prolific inventor, with most of his innovations concerning the advancement of rifle design. His heptagonal rifling, patented in 1860, was used by the British Army for the Martini-Henry, and his falling-block design was adopted by several other countries. He continued to invent and was granted various patents throughout the 1870s, and eventually died in 1894. The business continued until 1902 when Alexander Martin succeeded to the business