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KWK Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 398 Location: USA Joined: Jul 12^th, 2004	sidehammer cartridge rifles Jun 15^th, 2005 at 4:46am	Print Post
	Pondering the Sharps rifles got me to wondering: who else made such rifles, namely sidehammer falling blocks? I vaguely recall reading Henry in the UK did, but there were likely others. Over in the US, de Haas's books show a Mortimer & Kirkwood, and there was also the Wesson now familiar to SSRJ readers. Were such rifles common in the 1870's, or did Sharps pretty much have the market to themselves?

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MartiniBelgian Ex Member	Re: sidehammer cartridge rifles Reply #1 - Jun 15^th, 2005 at 5:10am	Print Post
	KWK, It would be hard to sum up all sidehammer rifles - especially as most converion rifles (ML to BL) were like this. Trapdoor, Snider, Tabatière, Albini-Braendlin,... Then there's the Peabody, Smith, Werndl and many others. Contrary to what you might believe, there were quite a lot out there. Also, the Wesson rifle is almost a straight copy of the Alex Henry rifle. Having owned an A. Henry at some point in time, I think I can say this with a reasonable amount of certitude.


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KWK Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 398 Location: USA Joined: Jul 12^th, 2004	Re: sidehammer cartridge rifles Reply #2 - Jun 16^th, 2005 at 6:57am	Print Post
	Yes, there was even a sidehammer rolling block. I'm curious, though, about the falling blocks, such as the Sharps. I must look for more information on the Henry's. Unfortunately, the Australian library system seems to have little interest in books on firearms, so I may have to wait until I get back to the US.

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KWK Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 398 Location: USA Joined: Jul 12^th, 2004	Re: sidehammer cartridge rifles Reply #3 - Jun 17^th, 2005 at 10:36pm	Print Post
	Quote: the Wesson rifle is almost a straight copy of the Alex Henry rifle I did a little searching on the internet last night, and found a (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links) with some information on Henry military falling blocks. There's no question it and the Wesson are related. An article in the Journal a while back suggested the Henry was first, so your recollection was correct.

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