Whitworth .375 H&H Express Rifle - 04/21/13
Few rifles scream "Take me back to Africa" like this one.
Whitworth Mauser chambered in .375 H&H. The barrel marking is "Whitworth Rifle Company Manchester England" and there is a cool engraved castle on the barrel shank, just in front of the receiver ring. 3-leaf sights (2 folding, one fixed.) Front sight is slotted for a hood, but there is none. Two position side safety. 13 3/8" LOP to 1" pad (could use a fresh one.) 60 cm barrel (23 5/8) Barrel band front sling base. 8# 5 oz as show in pictures, which is about perfect for a 375 H&H. It has some honest bluing wear on bolt handle and muzzle. A few spots of bluing loss on the barrel, could be blood spots (kudu? lion?). Even if you have no plans to go to Africa, no true gun loony can go to his grave without having run H&H rounds through a Mauser like this.
If you are unfamiliar with the Whitworth/Interarms history, I will try to summarize it and apologize for any errors I might make. A manufacturing plant in the former Yugoslavia (now Serbia) has made commerical Mausers for a long time. They are CRF true Mauser designs, without the thumb cut; H-ring, rather than C-ring. They have been imported into the US under a number of manufacturer/importer pairs. Interarms, Santa Barbara, Centurion, maybe Parker Hale, Remington, CZ, Charles Daly, and Zastava are all among the names associated with them. Probably the ones held in the highest regard are the Whitworth/Interarms. Certainly the Charles Daly and Zastava imports of recent years are not in the same league in terms of fit, finish, and overall quality.
$850 plus shipping to your FFL, and I can come up with dies and loading components for a little extra $$.
The stock is not as blond as the photo below appears.
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Whitworth Mauser chambered in .375 H&H. The barrel marking is "Whitworth Rifle Company Manchester England" and there is a cool engraved castle on the barrel shank, just in front of the receiver ring. 3-leaf sights (2 folding, one fixed.) Front sight is slotted for a hood, but there is none. Two position side safety. 13 3/8" LOP to 1" pad (could use a fresh one.) 60 cm barrel (23 5/8) Barrel band front sling base. 8# 5 oz as show in pictures, which is about perfect for a 375 H&H. It has some honest bluing wear on bolt handle and muzzle. A few spots of bluing loss on the barrel, could be blood spots (kudu? lion?). Even if you have no plans to go to Africa, no true gun loony can go to his grave without having run H&H rounds through a Mauser like this.
If you are unfamiliar with the Whitworth/Interarms history, I will try to summarize it and apologize for any errors I might make. A manufacturing plant in the former Yugoslavia (now Serbia) has made commerical Mausers for a long time. They are CRF true Mauser designs, without the thumb cut; H-ring, rather than C-ring. They have been imported into the US under a number of manufacturer/importer pairs. Interarms, Santa Barbara, Centurion, maybe Parker Hale, Remington, CZ, Charles Daly, and Zastava are all among the names associated with them. Probably the ones held in the highest regard are the Whitworth/Interarms. Certainly the Charles Daly and Zastava imports of recent years are not in the same league in terms of fit, finish, and overall quality.
$850 plus shipping to your FFL, and I can come up with dies and loading components for a little extra $$.
The stock is not as blond as the photo below appears.
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