Sale Pending Joseph Lang Boxlock Ejector Double Rifle .360 No. 2 Nitro Express
Guns International #: 100503386 Seller's Inventory #:
Category: Double Rifles - English - Rifles - African Dangerous Game Safari Double
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Seller: M.W. Reynolds, Inc.
Company: M.W. Reynolds, Inc.
Member Since: 4/20/10
State: Colorado
Zip: 80202
Country: United States
Phone: (303) 761-0021
Fax: (303) 761-0236
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Seller: FFL Dealer
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About Us: We've been dealing in fine guns since 2005.
Description:
Joseph Lang Boxlock Ejector Double Rifle, .360 No. 2 Nitro Express, circa 1908, 26" original fluid steel barrels engraved "Joseph Lang & Son" and ".360 No. 2 Nitro" on the right barrel and "102 New Bond Street, London" and "55 Gr. Cordite 320 Grn. Bullet" on the left barrel, full length matt rib with one standing leaf marked "100" and two folding leaves marked "200" and "300", front post sight with flip-up low light bead, Purdey double bite barrel lugs with double locking doll's head rib extension 3rd bite, ejectors, beetle back style top tang safety with "Safe" in gold, border engraved action with maker's name engraved on both sides, disc set strikers, double triggers, splinter forend with "grip catch" forend release patented by Charles Harvey of Wilkinson and commonly used at Rigby, 14 1/2" LOP over an older Silvers pad, 9 lbs. 5 oz., pistol grip with border engraved steel grip cap, moderately figured stock with pretty good fiddleback that shows better in person than in the close-up photos, cheekpiece, gold stock oval, sling eyes with front being under barrel mounted, excellent mechanical condition with tight action and excellent bores, cosmetically it shows typical handling and use marks and one small area of long ago corrosion on the outside of the left barrel with some blue loss on that area.
The .360 No. 2 was developed by Eley in 1905 and enjoyed moderate success but was eventually overtaken when Holland released the .375 H&H in 1912. The .360 No. 2 with it's 320 grn. bullet delivered 3450 lbs. of energy whereas the .375 H&H flanged with it's 300 grn. bullet delivered slighly higher 3835 lbs. of energy. The .360 No. 2 with it's large case capacity gives it an advantage over the .375 of lower pressure having only 14.7 tons vs. the .375's 18 tons. John Taylor wrote the following on the .360 No. 2 in his famous book African Rifles and Cartridges "This was a very fine cartridge.....It never got the chance to win the popularity it undoubtedly deserved, because the .375 appeared too soon after it's introduction. It was an extremely satifactory cartridge and a splendid killer".
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