4398 VERY EARLY ALEXANDER HENRY DOUBLE PERCUSSION

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 11 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 500.00 USD
Estimated at 1,000.00 - 2,500.00 USD
SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 Ga. S# 198. Henry record books start at SN120 in 1853. This gun was made around 1855 and has 30" laminated damascus barrels engraved "Alex.r Henry 12 South St Andrew Street Edinburgh" on broad game rib. Factory records indicate that this was a third quality double gun; 12 bore. Breech plugs have vented platinum blow outs. Breech iron is border engraved. Front spring locks are also border engraved and have tall rounded serpentine hammers with dolphin heads. Maker's name is on each lockplate. Trigger plate has long ball shaped finial. Trigger guard has tang with checkered loop forming pistol grip engraved with S#. Stock of dense fiddle and stump figured walnut measures 13-3/4" over steel buttplate with long top tang. Point pattern checkering is at grip and forend. A silver shield at top of grip is engraved "F. Manson To C.H. Barker". Stock attaches to barrels with sidebolt through shaped steel escutcheons. What appears to be the original ramrod with brass tip and tail (worm under cap) mounts through two plain pipes and thimble matching trigger plate. MEASUREMENTS: BBLS: Bore Diameter: L .731. R .730. Restriction: L .000 (cyl). R .000 (cyl). Wall thickness: L .036. R .040. STOCK: DAH: 2-3/8". DAC: 1-3/4". CAST: about 1/2" off. LOP: 13-3/4". WEIGHT: 7 lb. 14 oz. CONDITION: very good to fine. Barrels retaining over 60% dark barrel brown, possibly original, showing off interesting damascus pattern. Breech iron and locks retain a good amount of their original dark case hardening color. Traces of color remain on trigger plate, trigger guard and buttplate. Stock retains most of its original oil finish but shows considerable wear. Checkering is also quite worn. Bores are good; frosted with some pitting toward muzzle ends. Locks are crisp. Nipples replaced. (01-26206/MGM). ANTIQUE. $1,000-2,000.