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RIGBY RISING BITE 470- NICE 1888 SIDELOCK w/ 26" EJECT CHOPPER LUMP 2005 LONDON PROVED Bbls.- NEW BUTT & FOREND- 97% ENGRAVING
Guns International #: 100549917 Seller's Inventory #: y716
Category: Rigby Rifles - Rifles - English Sporting
Seller's Information
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Seller: Champlin
Company: Champlin Firearms Inc.
Member Since: 11/19/07
First Name: George
Last Name: Caswell
State: Oklahoma
Zip: 73702
Country: United States
Phone: (580) 237-7388
Platinum Seller
Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
#15950, John Rigby & Co. 72 St. James's St., London and Dublin: A Bar Action Sidelock Ejector Rising Bite Double Rifle in a 470 Nitro Express Made in 1888, Then in 2005 a new set of barrels and new wood was installed in London by Paul Roberts, It now has modern 26" Chopper Lump set of barrels with the rib extension rising bite, Proved in London in 2005 at 3120 BAR, 1/4 rib with 1 standing & 1 folding rear sights, Double triggers, Bushed strikers, Extended top tang that goes well over the comb, Sling eyes, Horn pistol grip cap, 14 5/16" LOP over a 1" pad, 10 lbs. 14 oz. with weight added inside the buttstock, Lever release forend, 97% engraving coverage of the typical Rigby scroll of the period, The new barrels has bluing at 98%, No case color remain, The new wood at 98%, The checkering remains at 100%, The bores are new, Both the forend wood and buttstock were professionally restocked in England, The inletting is excellent. Here is a true blend of the old with the new and it is ready for another 100 years of service. ////////////////////////////// The breech face marked with the R & B (John Rigby & Thomas Bissell) Patent #1141 which was patented March 21, 1879, the beginning of the Hammerless gun era, for the barrel locking method which we call the rising-bite. It is also marked #413 in this vignette which applies to this gun as being the 413th gun built under the R & B patent.
SOLD
Antique: Yes