Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2024 : Sale A0324 Lot 736
A .40-90 (SHARPS NECKED) SECOND QUALITY 1865 PATENT SINGLE-BARRELLED FALLING-BLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY ALEXr. HENRY, serial no. 5714,

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A .40-90 (SHARPS NECKED) SECOND QUALITY 1865 PATENT SINGLE-BARRELLED FALLING-BLOCK SPORTING RIFLE BY ALEXr. HENRY, serial no. 5714,
for 1884, 26 1/4in. barrel with block-mounted bead fore-sight, rear open-sights with two folding leaves, engraved ALEXr. HENRY. EDINBURGH. LONDON.', standing breech engraved with action use number 'PATENT 2157', back-action lock with bolted high-spurred dolphin hammer, border engraving, retaining traces of original colour-hardening and finish, 14in. figured pistolgrip stock with steel buttplate, fore-end with crosspin release



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Estimate £1,500-2,000

Sold as an exempt item under Section 58 (2) of the 1968 Firearms Act, to be held as a curiosity or ornament