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Doublerifle nut, I don't know anything about current Rigby rifles but have you seen the prices
on new Hollands or Purdeys and do you know how many man hours go into their production ? They will
never be cheap and I often think they are like fine watches, you never really own one, you just look after it for the next generation best, Mike

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Mike, the current Rigbys are nowhere near worth the asking price IMO! The name is only a factor if it is engraved on a UK Rigby! I'm not saying the rifles aren't good rifles, just that they are not worth their asking price.

The man hours is not all that is involved in the cost of makeing a double rifle. You can put in a lot of man hours washing dishes in a large resturante, but with a double rifle, it is skill involved in those man hours, and the lack of qualified people to do that quality of work, that sets the price, to a point. However, the name engraved on the rifle has doesn't discount the acceptance of that price by the buyer!