Alexander Henry    Hammer Underlever Double Rifle   .450 BPE

28" Fluid steel barrels with Henry rifling, flat file-cut rib, 1 standing and 1 folding platinum-lined leaf sight, the folding sight regulated for 200 yards. Fine scroll engraved peninsular sidelock action with Jones underlever, rebounding hammers, stalking safeties and percussion fences. Figured walnut stock with lever-release splinter forend, steel trapdoor pistol grip cap, classic point-pattern checkering, sling eye and engraved heel & toe plates. 14 5/8"pull. Weight: 8lbs, 12oz. Built 1892. In maker's oak & leather case with innumerable cleaning and loading accessories. Nearly new condition and with excellent bore. Min/max bore diameters: .456"/.463". Original load: 120 gr Black Powder, .458"bullet 350/360gr. Modern load: Kynoch case, RWS 6507 primer, 52gr 3031 powder, 300gr HP bullet #4500 .458 crimped at cannelure.

Identification of tools:

1.       1. Combination capper/de-capper --- seats and/or removes primers

2.        2. Bullet crimper --- stakes loaded bullet, securing it into neck of brass cartridge

3.       3. Turnscrews (the name for an expensive English screwdriver) --- for removing the rifles locks

4.       4. Firing pin retaining nut wrench --- to facilitate removing and replacing firing pins

5.      5.  Combination case extractor --- for manually removing recalcitrant cartridges stuck in one of the rifle’s chambers

6.       6. Case trimmer --- the cylindrical end is inserted into the empty case mouth and revolved. A short cutting blade at the upper end of the cylindrical portion skives off a bit of excess brass

7.       7. Oil bottle with applicator tip inside screw-cap --- for applying small quantities of lubricant

8.       8. Hollow-point bullet mold insert --- fits into a hole in the bullet mold, adding a male form to the mold’s cavity, for casting hollow-point bullets

9.       9. Bullet mold with sprue-cutter --- for casting bullets in the field

1    10. Dispensing powder-measure/funnel --- for loading one powder charge directly into an empty cartridge case

1    11.  Wad-cutter --- using a hammer, a rock or anything handy, for cutting disk-shaped wads from fibre, leather or anything available

      12.  Bullet seating tool --- remove the long tapered end cap, insert first the bullet and then the charged case, replace the tapered cap;  insert into the other end a concave-faced plunger (hidden in the rifle’s case beneath the bullet seating tool) and drive the bullet home

Provenance: Built in 1892 for LB W. L. Cunliffe

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