| 3DogMike |
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| 25/03/19 06:18 AM |
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GUN PORN - W&C Scott & a Rigby
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W&C Scott .500/.450 3-1/4” Nitro Express (proof for tropical load) toplever Hammer rifle from 1899.
Rigby .470 Jones Underlever hammer rifle from 1919, sold to London retailer J. T. Hartwell, and then presumably off to India as it has a faint “Maharaja number” stamped behind the pistol grip.
| Iowa_303s |
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| 25/03/19 10:27 AM |
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I believe I just drooled on my keyboard.
| DarylS |
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| 25/03/19 01:53 PM |
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Yes indeed, aren't those lovely.
| Sarg |
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| 25/03/19 02:41 PM |
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Very nice, good to see a few more cool old Doubles on here !
| rigbymauser |
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| 25/03/19 11:45 PM |
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Here I was professing to friends and family `no more gunbuying`.….Now I need to be a politician to sneak around my statement and look for a backaction, hammerrifle with jones underlever.
| DarylS |
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| 26/03/19 04:12 AM |
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My late friend Will, had a W&C Scott bar and wood, 16 bore, like new. It was truly a beautiful SxS shotgun. A very early gun.
I attempted to find pictures on line, no luck.
| 3DogMike |
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| 26/03/19 07:19 AM |
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A few more of the W&C Scott:
The bores are essentially “as new”, my guess is that the caliber resulted in the desireability or use of the rifle getting caught up in the India and Sudan ammuniton ban, then along came WWI. After that a hammer rifle had become too “old school”, hence little or no use.
- Mike
| TH44 |
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| 29/03/19 10:11 AM |
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W&C Scott made many rifles for the trade, especially for Holland and Holland pre 1893
Their standard with percussion style fences are particularly attractive (to me at least)
The above example is very good, the rose and scroll engraving is excellent, my personal favourite
I am surprised that Rigby used a Jones underlever so late. but is a very strong action
Thanks for posting such excellent rifles
TH44
| 3DogMike |
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| 29/03/19 11:20 AM |
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Only my guess, but Rigby production was likely slowed by the war, and then maybe J. T. Hartwell had a client “Maharaja XYZ” in India that wanted a traditional hammer underlever for his armory?
The hammers, Jones underlever, and 28” barrels are definitely a Victorian era thing.
- Mike
| 93x64mm |
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| 29/03/19 06:07 PM |
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Quote:
I believe I just drooled on my keyboard.
Yep.........me too!!!!
