| 470Rigby |
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| 19/12/04 05:51 PM |
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Re:Woodward .450/400 3.25" & British proof marks
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CptCrl
In reply to:
I love it just the same. In fact, maybe all the more for the improvement.
The fact of the matter is that, aside from rifles that ended up in the Colonies, a large number of late British Hammerless Double Black Powder rifles were re-barreled for modern Smokeless cartridges.
In fact, you should regard it as a "badge of honour", that the then owner thought so much of your rifle to go to that expense.
That's why we collect these old rifles, for the "history" that they exude.
Maybe, one day a Searcy, or a Merkel or some such, may come to be regarded in this way, but in the meantime, I wouldn't swap a gun like your Woodward for a hundred of them!
470R