Alexander Henry, Edinburgh, Scotland

Alexander Henry (1818-1894) was an Edinburgh gunmaker of muzzle and breech loading rifles including the Henry Fraser two position rifle. Henry's rifling was famously used on the Martini-Henry rifle, adopted by the British Army.

Picture right from - Edinburgh Museums & Galleries: The Museum of Edinburgh (courtesy Richard Brown)

• The Henry Rifle - A. Henry's "entirely new principle in rifling fire-arms" [1861]
• The Henry Rifle - Description of the Henry muzzle loading rifle [1862]
• Obituary: Alexander Henry - A selection of obituary notices following the death of Alexander Henry on 27 January 1894

Henry Rifles

• Rifle No. 824 - Cased match rifle complete with original accessories
• Henry-Fraser Two Position Rifle - A.Henry & D.Fraser: Improvement in Fire-Arm. United States Patent Office. Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 201,524, dated 19 March 1878. (nb. the British Patent was applied for on 21 April 1877 and granted on 6 July 1877, under Patent No. 1559). Muzzle and breech loading versions of this rifle are known.
  • Rifle No. 3383 - Henry-Fraser Two Grip Percussion Target Rifle