Alexander Henry (gunsmith)

Alexander Henry (gunsmith)

Alexander Henry was a Scottish gunsmith, and designer of the Henry rifling used in the Martini-Henry rifle.

He submitted a rifle to the competition organised by the British government for a replacement to their existing Snider-Enfield service weapon. The government did not adopt its action, but did adopt its seven-grooved rifling scheme.


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