Alexander Henry, Rifle Maker - new book by Donald Dallas

... with considerable input from me, Alexander Henry's great great grandson :

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Facebook group : Alexander Henry Rifle Maker, On This Day : https://www.facebook.com/groups/365017270514437/

There was nothing like his raised relief engraving on firearms. I was fortune many years ago hold and admire a wonderful shotgun had had done.
In fact it had been on the cover of Guns and Ammo magazine.

Well, Donald reveals the likely engraver in the book.

It's at the printers...

Here are some proof pages from the forthcoming book Alexander Henry Rifle Maker by Donald Dallas

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Available from the author at Gunmaking history books by Donald Dallas

You can order it here : Gunmaking history books by Donald Dallas

A short introductory video is here : Alexander Henry Rifle Maker short intro video to book - YouTube

Recent article on rifle given by Queen Victoria to John Brown : Rifle given to John Brown by Queen Victoria expected to sell for £60,000 at auction | HeraldScotland

The book arrives in Fife on Thursday 16th November!*Early by a handful of days !

Online purchase of Alexander Henry Rifle Maker starts this Thursday ... 23rd November

Gunmaking history books by Donald Dallas

Online purchase of Alexander Henry Rifle Maker starts today - Thursday 23rd November

Gunmaking history books by Donald Dallas

Trigger's blog on Alexander Henry Rifle Maker book at Westley-Richards site :
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Westley Richards | Gunmakers since 1812

Edinburgh book launch tomorrow night (7th), followed by London next week at Holts auction viewing days :

10:00am - 8:00pm Tuesday 12th December
9:00am - 7:00pm Wednesday 13th December

Holts Auctioneers

In the six weeks since Alexander Henry Rifle Maker was made available to order, over half of the 750 copies have been sold !

This is quite extraordinary, and has proved to be Donald Dallas' fastest selling book.

I'm very pleased at how well the story of my great great grandfather's life and career has been received.

The most interest outside of the UK has been in the US and Australia, but also Canada, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Hungary, South Africa and New Zealand.

Thanks all round.

Great reviews of Alexander Henry Rifle Maker in this quarter's Double Gun Journal, and this month's Shooting Sportsman, just out !