My W.J. Jeffery 475 No 2 Jeffery

[deewayne2003]

Ian used a 450 No 2 3 1/4 Ne and wore out the right barrel.....

Sourdough….. Looks like you have justification to buy a .450 #2 now!

 

[IvW]

He also shot the rib loose on the Rigby and had to send it back to England for repairs....
Sourdough makes nice bread. .

 

[IvW]

Best elephant hunter that lived....crossed the Zambezi.. .poached 26 elephant bulls during a thunderstorm to muffle the report from the shots...almost did not survive a trampling from a black rhino on the way back to his cano....survived....went back months later and recovered the 52 tusks and sold them randomly to avoid suspision ....
Great man

 

[Sourdough]

Sourdough….. Looks like you have justification to buy a .450 #2 now!

Wow, that would be something.

 

[IvW]

Sourdough….. Looks like you have justification to buy a .450 #2 now!

Would be an ultimate dr chambering....sadly not common but a brilliant caliber

 

[Wishfulthinker580]

He also shot the rib loose on the Rigby and had to send it back to England for repairs....
Sourdough makes nice bread. .

I believe Rigby repaired it for free

 

[JvW]

Just out interest's sake, Ian Nyschens's second double rifle was a .450 NE by Alex Henry. This is the rifle given to him by Boss Lilford. It's an ungainly gun, made on a .500-sized action with 28" barrels and extractors only. It's now in a collection in Pretoria, South Africa. I've examined it many times and I can promise that the old rifle has been used A LOT!

 

[PARA45]

Best elephant hunter that lived....crossed the Zambezi.. .poached 26 elephant bulls during a thunderstorm to muffle the report from the shots...almost did not survive a trampling from a black rhino on the way back to his cano....survived....went back months later and recovered the 52 tusks and sold them randomly to avoid suspision ....
Great man

OK, not sure I get this. I don’t know who this individual was, but seems like he was a poacher. How can he be a great man when he was no better than the poachers we detest today.

 

[IvW]

Ian Reginald Nyschens Ivory Hunter

Ian Reginald Nyschens (1923-2006), Ivory Hunter Ian Reginald Nyschens (1923-2006) with an Elephant in the 1940's. There once was an Africa that few have known, a place wild, unspoiled and untamed. Great herds of animals roamed free in her wilderness. It was this Africa that Ian Nyschens came...

www.africahunting.com

 

[Dewald]

OK, not sure I get this. I don’t know who this individual was, but seems like he was a poacher. How can he be a great man when he was no better than the poachers we detest today.

If you read “Heat, thirst and Ivory” and “Tuskers in the Dust” by Fred Everett it tells a similar story. Many of these men were rogues in their youth, and hunted Ivory for a living in a time when there was very little law and order in Africa

 

[singleshot]

A beautiful rifle in a great caliber To follow up with @degoins comment.I would email Kynoch with the ammo serial numbers and they will tell you how old the ammo is. I had boxes that looked almost brand new and they were 60 years old.

 

[Sourdough]

So I’m currently reading The Hunting Imperative by Richard Harland. Took a break and paged through the next book I’ll read also by Richard Harland just to look at pictures. Lo and behold there is a picture of this gun and its hunter, same as the other but much better detail. Provenance. Pretty cool.

 

[1964CFS]

Couple of days ago I picked up my 1910 W.J. Jeffery 475 No 2 Jeffery. Wow. Really love it. I’m on the road traveling for a few more days so won’t be able to share much till I get where I’m headed. I promise more pictures then along with why I decided to get this.

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Couple of days ago I picked up my 1910 W.J. Jeffery 475 No 2 Jeffery. Wow. Really love it. I’m on the road traveling for a few more days so won’t be able to share much till I get where I’m headed. I promise more pictures then along with why I decided to get this.

Couple of days ago I picked up my 1910 W.J. Jeffery 475 No 2 Jeffery. Wow. Really love it. I’m on the road traveling for a few more days so won’t be able to share much till I get where I’m headed. I promise more pictures then along with why I decided to get this.

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Great rifle, I own the same rifle but mine has not been expertly restored, maybe some day. Have fired it 20 times with my reloads. Planning a trip to Africa soon.

 

[Sourdough]

@1964CFS Congratulations! Sure is something "special" about these guns.

 

[Rare Breed]

It's picture time! But before that I'll add that the barrels are bright with excellent detail. And the lockup is tight as new. I'm very fortunate to be the current caretaker. And just enough scratches I won't feel bad adding mine.

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What a beautiful gun!!!