The .275 High Velocity is one of the icons of Rigby, that and their .416. It was made rather famous by Captain "Karamojo" Bell who is said to have used this caliber on over one thousand elephants. Of course nearly any high velocity round can kill anything if the bullet placement is precise. It is well known that the captain was an excellent shot and also understood the anatomy of the animals he hunted allowing for perfect bullet placement. This quote from Wikipedia "Bell shot 1,011[13] elephants during his career; all of them bulls apart from 28 cows. He is noted for using smaller calibre bullets[15][16] rather than the heavy recoiling, larger calibre bullets that were popular with other big game hunters.[17] Around 800 of his kills were made with Mauser 98 rifles chambered for the .275 Rigby (using the standard military 173 grain FMJ loading), which today is considered to be too small for elephants, and are no longer legal for dangerous African game; Bell preferred smaller calibers because, besides being lighter rifles to carry, they recoiled less and therefore are quicker to the second shot." Go to this site and read about the fine captain. It reads like a real version of a H. Rider Haggard novel! Besides his famous exploits as a big game hunter in Africa he also was a gold miner in the Alaska gold rush, a solider in the Boer war, and a fighter pilot in WWI.

I could go on about Bell all day. This rifle we are selling while similar is not one of his rifles. I did have the pleasure of owning one of Bell\'s .275 Rigby\'s but alas I was talked out of it at some point and before I could use it for a hunt much to my regrets.

Our rifle has a great bore and field ready. We had the Rigby records checked and they tell us :

Mauser Sporting H.V. Capt. S.J. Loder 23 December 1958 .275 H.V. 25" barrel 15 1/4" lop Sighting - Standing & 2 leaves 1.2.3

* More on Bell go to: ://en.wikipedia/wiki/W._D._M._Bell *** Note: To see this gun with high resolution photos and a zoom-in feature, go to the vintagedoubles main site and search for the gun ID: 3780 or browse the main site to see our full gun collection.

SOLD

Manufacturer: Rigby Classic .275 HV (7mm Mauser) Bolt Rifle with claw mounted Schmidt & Bender Scope
Model: None
Serial Number: 6083
Caliber Info: .275 HV ( 7mm Mauser)
Ejectors: Yes
Barrels: 25
Barrel Type: Steel
Action: Mauser
Gauge Info: Caliber
LOP: 14 1/2
Weight: 6 lbs. 14 oz.
Choke Left: NA
Choke Right: NA
Proof:Nitro: 7mm
Minimum Wall Thickness Left: NA
Minimum Wall Thickness Right: NA