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That gorgeous creature lays nested in her dark lair, awaiting the light to shine again on the opening of her case.
It feels again the thrill of warm appreciation and the little shiver that it inspires, in those lucky enough to handle and revere a true work of rifle makers art.
Folks are inclined to say,"If that Rifle could only speak",....It does, but it's a soft, seductive, and elusive whisper....

words fail,

.....the stuff of legend, this.

GTC

That gorgeous creature lays nested in her dark lair, awaiting the light to shine again on the opening of her case.
It feels again the thrill of warm appreciation and the little shiver that it inspires, in those lucky enough to handle and revere a true work of rifle makers art.
Folks are inclined to say,"If that Rifle could only speak",....It does, but it's a soft, seductive, and elusive whisper....

words fail,

.....the stuff of legend, this.

GTC

You Silver Tongued Devil you! Thats enough to make me squirm in my BVDs....

Mornin' Canada !
Mornin' Sweden !
I'd like to get that fine rifle under a good industrial X-Ray scanner, and see beneath that wood, and just how that "joint" is secured to the metal.
There's some poetry there, too, I'd venture.
GTC

Hello,

Thanks for the reply.

Not exactly sure what you are wanting to see in an x-ray ? ? ? ? ? Please explain.

And Yes, I'm "Buck Stix" the Cannon Guy. ..... http://buckstix.com/howitzer.htm ....... to see how to Hunt Whitetail Deer with a Mountain Howitzer ...

Hello,

Thanks for the reply.

Not exactly sure what you are wanting to see in an x-ray ? ? ? ? ? Please explain.

And Yes, I'm "Buck Stix" the Cannon Guy. ..... http://buckstix.com/howitzer.htm ....... to see how to Hunt Whitetail Deer with a Mountain Howitzer ...

Re: x-raying the piece,.....I'm curious as to how the Mating "Faces" that bear on one another are attached, and interface (no pun intended) with one another,....in other words, WHERE, and to WHAT exactly do those double recessed screws thread into, and how those fixtures are attached to the receiver and the barrel,....Given that it's undoubtedly a top end rust bluing job, and not hot salts, I'm guess in that the fixtures are probably soldered to the reciever and barrel,.....than and again, maybe dovetailed and pinned. GTC

.....are those plates a stainless steel, or are they nickle plated ? Guess they might be a Nickle Silver,....GTC

I'm surprised that The Rev., after seeing and reading your wonderful post, didn't need to change his Depends.

Maybe that's why his post was extra short...

Congratulations, again...

DF

My hands were shaking so much that it took me thirty minutes to type what I did!!

RM

Original John Rigby 275 Take-Down - a recent acquisition

Hello All,

I wanted to take a moment to share with you my excitement about my most recent acquisition - an Original John Rigby Rifle in 275 HV caliber. (7x57mm)

I always wanted an original Rigby rifle in 275 caliber, and I am so very pleased to have finally found one, and this one is a Take-Down model.

The rifle was built using an Oberndorf Mauser Action with its original serial number indicating it was manufactured in early 1924. The action is an "Intermediate Action" that Mauser made specifically for their 7x57mm cartridge. This action is also a very unique one because it has a "single square bridge" at the rear of the receiver, a feature I've not yet found on any other .275 Rigby rifle. The rifle is topped with a 4x scope with a cross hair/post reticle in a German Akah lever-detachable side mount. (similar to a G&H side mount)