| 400NitroExpress |
| (.400 member) |
| 04/01/07 05:19 AM |
Re: R.Rodda ?
|
Quote:
Most of the Rodda DRs I have seen appear to have been made by the trade, the only one in my collection at the moment is clearly a W. & C. Scott & Son .500 Express.
I specifically mentioned Scott with respect to the backlocks, which your gun is. The typical Rodda boxlocks don't appear to have been made by the trade.
Quote:
In my experience, which is perhaps parochial, Mickey's assertion that 'Rodda is a good name' holds true,
It is parochial. In the rest of the world, the value of even those of better than usual quality are compromised by the name engraved on them, and thus represent an opportunity to obtain decent quality at a lower than usual price. It's always been that way, and that isn't entirely a bad thing.
Quote:
as I have not examined any that were 'of a particularly uninspiring standard'.
Perhaps you should look at the two on Westley Richards site. These are representative of Rodda's usual fare. Clunk....clunk...clunk, clunk! Compare these to the gun in the auction.
Quote:
I have not examined the gun in question, however game scene and scroll engraving, engraved trigger guard and grip-cap, fluid steel chopper-lump barrels, pancake cheek-piece and pad, in a brass-mounted oak and leather case with maharajah provenance, does not sound 'uninspiring' to me!
I didn't say that gun was uninspiring. I said it was better than Rodda's usual fare.