Originally Posted by Riflecrank


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Mine didn't have such a long rear sight base,
otherwise that looks llke what I had in all
other respects.

Had a fellow custom gun aquantance that
scored a pre64. 458 bit over 10 yrs ago
at a gunshop that didnt know what they had.


Originally Posted by Riflecrank

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Theres two working rifles that come to mind -
Shoemakers 458 and Selbys 416 (after many
yrs in the bush) photographed where it had
little bluing and no checkering...boring as can
be visually. IMO it's a shame someone had the
rifle restored, coz it killed some of its story.



-Bulletproof and Waterproof don't mean Idiotproof.