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.300 Sherwood
140 gr (9 g) 1,400 ft/s (430 m/s) 610 ft�lbf (830 J)

Might be a very small deer round, at very reasonable ranges. Kind of an in between cartridge. Bit too much for small game, not enough for deer. Nice looking set, which I suspect the new owner would find something to shoot with it.

Stan, if you buy that your Hammer Gun will funds will be gone for this year. Cruising the internet has side tracked me more than once. A computer is a very dangerous place to be sometimes.

Right now I am resisting bidding on another gun at Holt's Auction. Don't know why, it seems like every gun I bid on goes for three times the estimate and 20-30% more than my max. When you add on the cost of importing, it is a lot more expensive buying there than it was a decade ago. Still I guess I do it because I still think Christmas is real and coming not that I am sure my behavior has been up to snuff.

This set has been on the block for many years, at least 3-5 IIRC. It even went to auction once.
I think the problem so far has been the asking price.

This Henry action is described by them as "Rogers". It postdates all the traditional Alex Henry invented action production. The Rogers is IMHO not quite as elegant as the Henry.
Alexander Henry was dead at the time of the switch.
As for the .300 Sherwood, it is an elongated .300 Rook, and very close in performance to the .310 Cadet. I think it was a response by WR to Greener.

Best regards,
WC-

I saw that one as well. It's basically a double rook rifle. Nice but probably overpriced. It is beautiful though and I would love to have it...at a lesser price!

I've been researching the next purchase and might find it at Vegas in January. I definitely missed some interesting pieces in the last Julia's auction.

If I find that hammergun, Jon, a few pre-selected doubles will be for sale, too. But, it will be well worth it.

SRH

Engraving is very important to me right along with unmessed with barrels on any purchase. If the engraving is all scroll, flowers and such , it is big turn off for me. I got to have well done critters on the receiver to make me want to spend any money at all. Getting correct looking animals & birds must be very difficult to do for some engravers, so some companies like AYA, for example, avoid them all together, hence I will never own one. They could cut this price in half and I still wouldn't buy it. Just my two cents worth.

SxS Only

I take it you're a big fan of the Bulino engraving that the Italians do all the time?

In order to keep myself from getting sidetracked I have completely convinced myself that this pretty little thing isn't regulated. Yep. Th'- th'- th'- that's my story and I'm st'- st- stickin' to it.

SRH

Problem is Stan, since it's speculation time and the original buyer leaned towards the rifle part of the package due to the stocking, I'm gonna guess inch and a half ten shot groups at a hundred yards all day long. Maybe. On the face of it, there doesn't seem much practical purpose for it, it may be a kid's gift gun.

For fun, I wouldn't mind a closer look at the engraving. It appears better done than average. I don't necessarily think ducks-n-bunnies make engraving in any way better, but there is a fair amount of not so good filler scroll around. Well done scroll with nice borders to compliment can be the perfect touch, and I think tougher to do well than a picture with scratching around it.

Heck, I don't care about the .300 Sherwood (.300 Westley/.300 ExtraLong) barrels anyway. I'd prolly drive them in the ground to tie a tomato bush to. Then I'd have to rasp that cheekpiece off .............. See, I've completely convinced myself of it's uselessness.

SRH

Sounds more like the pre-war German and Austrian guns...