Author:
Dallas Donald
Title:
Aklexander Henry: Rifle Maker
Price:
£140.00
Year:
2017
Edition:
1st Edn
Publisher:
Quiller Publishing
City of Publication:
Shrewsbury
Summary:
328 pages, 4to illustrated in colour from photographs and b/w line drawings, old adverts etc. A forward by Richard Brown Alexander Henry was his great great grandfather. Limited to 750 numbered copies this copy no 354 with a personal presentation inscription written on the title page signed by Donald Dallas and Richard Brown. A fine copy in DJ. In 1860 Alexander Henry took out one of the most famous patents of the 19th century that created the extremely accurate Henry rifling. He invented a falling block action in 1865 that became the most popular and successful of all such actions. In 1870 he gave his name to weapon of the British Army, the Martini-Henry rifle.
Ref:
24066
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