An Old John Rigby .450/400 Double

[CTDolan]

Looks to have originated from Webley & Scott, for finishing at Rigby.

 

[Marshall T Farr]

WOW !!!!!!!!! what a beautiful piece of history and craftsmanship.......

 

[cal pappas]

Looks indentical to my .350 no2.
Cal

 

[muqim]

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@ egun Germany
http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=6172228
At the moment it stands on € 7.050.-
Wonderful old gun in the Maharadscha caliber from the old days.
Foxi
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Excellent!

 

[Shootist43]

She is a beauty. I hope her new owner sends her back to Rigby for a little "restoration." However if someone just wanted a working rifle, this would be an excellent buy as is.

 

[sierraone]

ups, what a nickname !
Ignatius wa a Bishop in Syria.

You are right ,its a beauty,the seller wrote me :
built 1920-1930
and he will bring a shotpicture (right word ?)
Stockrepair and gunsmith things I guess further € 3000.- is not to less,when you can buy this bride.
But christmas is is front
Foxi

Thanks Foxi, Historical info on the old "African" guns is one of the reasons many of us are here!

 

[Witold Krzyżanowski]

@sierraone same seller has a 7x57/275 for sale as well

http://www.egun.de/market/item.php?id=6172269

Great rifle Mike.
Witold

 

[fiocchi]

It's a nice gun, but as with all things Rigby, just another makers gun re-branded to Rigby and quadrupled in price. Rigby had a great team of finishers, but gunmakers, no. Face lift/restoration at Rigby would involve them outsourcing the work to probably 3 local UK guys.

Call me crazy, but as I see it, the only still standing UK gunmaker of any skill, in-house production, ingenuity and integrity, is Westley Richards.

 

[Pondoro]

Purdey, Watson Bros., David MacKay (spelling..) There are still a few out there...not sure about Holland&Holland anymore though...

And I wholeheartedly agree about Westley Richards.....I hope they will continue in the same fashion after Simon Clodes death..

 

[sierraone]

Purdey, Watson Bros., David MacKay (spelling..) There are still a few out there...not sure about Holland&Holland anymore though...

And I wholeheartedly agree about Westley Richards.....I hope they will continue in the same fashion after Simon Clodes death..

I agree Pondoro, Westley Richards is a one of a kind, even though I have been a Rigby lover since I found out what a Rigby was. They have no competitors in my opinion. I would own several of them if I had deep pockets, and may still own one of their post WWII guns someday. I don't know Trigger well, but I know L D McCaa very well and suspect the company has another 100 years or so to remain as the world's #1 gunmaker!