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Guns International #: 102562889
Seller's Inventory #: 23-014
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Guns International #: 102562889
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Seller: rcrwin70
Member Since: 9/26/07
First Name: Roger
State:
Hawaii
Country: United States
Platinum Seller
Active Listings: 12
Seller Type: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns and accessories.
3 days Payment Methods: cashiers check or money order or pay pal plus 3%
JOHN WILKES Double Rifle 470 NE and 360#2 NE, two bbl. set, 96%
Description: SOLD ** WILKES 470 NE & 360#2 NE, two barrel set, 470 bbls. ADDED in 1995 by Belgium best gunmaker, Marcel Thys, fresh case colors, solid figured wood, sideclips, dolls head. Description: John Wilkes, 79 Beak Street, formerly of Lower James St., Golden Square, London W.1 A 360 #2 Nitro Express with spare set of 470 Nitro Express barrels. From our research, the gun was made originally as a 360 #2 in 1911. Still nearly 95%, it was sent to Marcel Thys in 1995 to add the 470 barrels. The original 360 #2 barrels are 26” extractor chopper lump Krupp steel barrels with a dolls head extension plus third bite, ¼ rib with 1 standing and 2 folding, London Nitro proved at 55 cordite with a 320 grain bullet. The 470 barrels added by Marcel Thys in Belgium in 1995 are 27” extractor chopper lump barrels with dolls head extension plus a third bite, ¼ rib with 1 standing and 2 folding, Belgium Nitro proved at 2400 BAR. The barrel flats are marked John Wilkes in keeping with the original maker. The front sights lock with set screws. The front sight ramps are finely sculptured and match the sculptured terminus of the ¼ ribs, they are flat surface hand-filed with cross-hatching. The front sight flat surfaces are stippled to prevent glare. Both barrel sets have a protrusion that extends past the muzzle to protect the crowns of the barrels should they collide with a hard surface. When Theodore Roosevelt asked his guide about ejectors versus extractors, it is said that R.J.Cunninghame replied, “Extractors never fail!” …an important feature for a dangerous-game gun – possibly a life-saving feature. The Victorians wanted ejectors for their driven bird hunts, but extractors and even hammers were often preferred for dangerous game. All of the features of a Best Gun are here: The action has sideclips, bushed strikers, double triggers and an extended trigger guard tang to the steel grip cap, sling eyes, 14 5/8” LOP over 1” Silvers pad. Weight is 10 lbs, 14 oz as a 470 and 10 lbs. 10 oz. as a 360 #2. Broad scroll engraving is still sharp with 70% coverage with the maker’s name tastefully inlaid with small gold letters on both sides of the receiver. The word “Safe” is silver inlay. The case colors are Thys, done at the time of the new 470 barrel. The wood is very solid and stout with strong color contrast of black streaks in a rich brown background with areas of marble-cake figure. The forend is a typical English splinter type with a frontal Anson release that is meticulously inlaid with a very fine design and a delicate point perfectly meeting the wood. Checkering consists of best English point patterns with single borders. Condition: Case colors 99%, wood remains at 92%, checkering at 96%, the bores on the 360 are very good with sharp rifling the entire way but has graying in the grooves. The barrels still have another lifetime of use left. When tiger hunting was popular with the British elite, this cartridge was the preferred “tiger” cartridge and often, like this rifle in 1911, big doubles were ordered only in this chambering – perfect tiger medicine! Today, it is equally perfect for most African game as well, but not well known. The .470 barrels appear to have been used very little and would be graded excellent plus with sharp rifling. The 360#2 is the best of the 9.3 calibers with a lot of .366” diameter bullets available. The .470 will shoot 2 ½” groups with Hornady factory ammo and 2” with custom handloads with Woodleight bullets. This is a very solid British double rifle with practically a new set of 470 Nitro barrels. Comes with oak and leather case with brass corners and maker’s label with outer canvas shell. Priced to sell here: $23,750.00 Seller is the author of The Rifleman’s Rifle (Winchester pre-64 Model 70s) and will furnish a Letter of Provenance that this gun is from his collection. Please check out author’s feedback on ebay under rcrwin70roger. 3-day non-firing inspection for full refund, shipping is $200 to buyer’s FFL, payment by MO or certified check or wire transfer. Call Roger at 808-989-1863 Hawaii time. About the gunmaker: The gunmaking firm of John Wilkes was established in Birmingham, England about 1830. In 1894 they were at James Street in London and in 1913 they moved to 31 Gerard Street where the firm stayed until 1925, followed by a brief period at 21 Broad (now Broadwick) Street both in Soho. In 1927, John Wilkes senior died and the firm moved to 79 Beak Street, Soho, where they would remain for the next 78 years with John & Tom Wilkes carrying on the family business of 5 generations until July 2003. (They remained in the Soho district for 109 years.) To this day Craig Whitsey, who had been with the firm for 30 years, is continuing running the John Wilkes business from his workshop in Arundel, West Sussex and can be found at craigwhitseygunmakers.co.uk. Stephen Grist in writing about the history of Wilkes Gunmakers states, "Wilkes guns of the period, not only produced some really top quality sidelocks, but also, more unusually, a number of truly best boxlocks of a quality and style that have never been bettered by anyone, a fact well known in the Trade." SOLD Rifle Caliber: .470 Nitro Express Manufacturer: John Wilkes Barrel Length: 26 Condition: 96% LOP: 14 5/8 |
Guns International #: 102562889
Seller's Inventory #: 23-014
Guns International #: 102562889
Seller's Inventory #: 23-014
Guns International #: 102562889
Seller's Inventory #: 23-014
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