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RIGBY RISING BITE 450 3 1/4" N. E.- THE BORES ARE EXC.- EXC. WOOD- A VERY NICE 1907 SIDELOCK CLASSIC- 24" KRUPP EJECT CHOPPER LUMP Bbls.-
Guns International #: 101006952 Seller's Inventory #: y200
Category: Rigby Rifles - Rifles - English Sporting
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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
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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Description:
#17392, John Rigby & Co. 72 St. James St., London: A Sidelock Ejector Rising Bite (Vertical Bolt) Double Rifle in 450 3 1/4" Nitro Express Made in 1907, 24" Ejector Chopper Lump Krupp Steel Barrels (Original 26" Barrels cut to 24" & re-regulated), Full length rib with 1 standing & 2 folding rear sights, Nitro proved at 70 cordite with a 480 grain bullet, Bushed strikers, Double triggers, Spring actuated locking safety, Horn grip cap, 15 1/8" LOP over a 1" pad with a 5/16" spacer, If the spacer was removed it come to 14 3/4", 10 lbs. 4 oz., 96% coverage of very well cut classic Rigby scroll. One of the better pieces of wood I have seen on a Rising Bite with excellent deep black/brown contrast, The barrels have been reblacked and all the script remains as sharp as the day it was cut and now remain at 96%, Traces of case color remain with a nice patina that was never brushed, The wood has been very professionally re-oiled and remains at 92%, The checkering remains at about 98%, The bores are excellent without a pit to be had or any burn ahead of the throat. There is a repair below the right lock that is a start/stop crack that goes from the lock plate to the trigger plate. This very piece is African proven with a very nice modern history on the Great Continent and it is accurate with a lot of cartridge/bullet information. Here is another London Classic Rising Bite Rigby in the 450 cartridge with bores in excellent condition and a piece of wood that meets the eye very well. ///////////////////////////////// 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 #953 in this vignette which applies to this gun as being the 953rd gun built under the R & B patent. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Rigby was at 72 St. James's St from 1866 to 1907 and then at 43 Sackville St. from 1908 to 1955 and then on to 32 King Street, St James's. In 1963 the shop moved to 28 Sackville Street and in 1969 to 13 Pall Mall. In 1984 J Roberts & Son (Gunmakers) Ltd bought the company and in 1985 moved it to their premises at 5 King Street, Covent Garden. In 1987 the factory and shop moved to 66-68 Great Suffolk Street, Southwark. In 1997 the goodwill and rights to the Rigby name were bought by Rogue River Rifle Works and a new company, John Rigby & Co Inc. was formed at 1317 Spring Street, Paso Robles, California. On about March 1, 2013 John Rigby & Co. was acquired by Blaser of Germany. All connections with the unbelievable and indescribable mess in California have been severed, and the Rigby Company is back in London and run by Marc Newton. I wish them well and hopefully Rigby can again make its mark as one of the leading sporting gun makers ever to practice the art of gunmaking. Long live the King! Check them out at johnrigbyandco
Price: 58000.00 - SOLD
Curio/Relic: Yes