NitroX
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How many DRs made by Westley Richards?
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September 6, 2013
HOW MANY DOUBLE RIFLES HAVE WE MADE?
A recent post I made referred to the 39 double barrelled .476 rifles we had made. I think this raised surprise, ("only 39?") at how few we had actually made. Whilst I was researching for the bicentennial book, I actually sat one weekend and counted through all the modern gun books and compiled a list of how many rifles we had made since 1900 in each calibre.
My findings were, that we have made a total of 947 best double rifles, in various calibre's since 1900. Perhaps it doesn't sound a lot, but it is 3 times more than the 300 odd that Purdey have made and I don't know how many compared to Holland & Holland. 947 rifles would take a craftsman about 350 years to make, so that puts it into some form of context! We have made doubles in 51 different calibre's.
I am sure these numbers will be of interest to many of you who own one of our doubles and I will make a point of making the information available to anyone who wants to ask. In brief though for now, the 5 best selling calibre since 1900 in order, calibre/quantity are: 1st. .470/109, 2nd. .500/104, 3rd .577/85, & .318/85, 4th. .400/74, 5th. .450/69.
https://www.westleyrichards.com/theexplora/how-many-double-rifles-have-we-made/
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NitroX
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| 17/09/22 10:15 PM |
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8.4 double rifles average per year made by Westley Richards from 1900 to 2013
947 / 113 years
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NitroX
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| 17/09/22 10:17 PM |
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Per Simon Clode, Purdey , two to three per year. I'd.300/113
That has to be an estimate only.
Purdey is well known for shotguns and less s for double rifles.
WR and H&H are better known for DRs than Purdey.
| Ahmed577 |
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| 17/09/22 10:50 PM |
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Don’t know. They built me a 410 sxs shotgun with extra drop locks plus a 250/3000 takedown Kurtz action bolt rifle. I love those guns. If this page was a little more friendly or I was a little more advanced I would send photos. I just can’t do it.
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NitroX
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| 17/09/22 11:44 PM |
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The above numbers are double rifles only. Not shotguns.
Colin,if you post your photos on Facebook I can source them their for you. Tag me if you can,. ie type my FB name.
| Ripp |
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| 18/09/22 01:15 AM |
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Didnt realize it was that few.. impressive.. AND a fantastic firearm...
| rigbymauser |
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| 18/09/22 05:36 PM |
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Quote:
Didnt realize it was that few.. impressive.. AND a fantastic firearm...
Me neither.
Wonder if their muzzlerifled shotguns(Exploras, Fautunas etc) are included in the riflecount?.
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NitroX
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| 18/09/22 06:22 PM |
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Quote:Quote:
Didnt realize it was that few.. impressive.. AND a fantastic firearm...
Me neither.
Wonder if their muzzlerifled shotguns(Exploras, Fautunas etc) are included in the riflecount?.
I would not think they would be.
I knew some UK gunmakers made as few as one to three per year to maybe a dozen per year.
Some make few bolt actions as well
Mostly shotguns.
I think Rigby, closed at the time, Rising Bite rifle orders at just over 30, I think I remember. A huge success. Closed off new orders as they had to also make them.
Rigby sold 150 or orders for, Big Game Rifles in the first year. Planned for 50.
Huge success by terms of quantity. Great themed marketing.
I forget the number but Heym was making a fair number of doube rifles per year. Hopefully I posted the number? I remember 80?
| Ahmed577 |
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| 18/09/22 09:20 PM |
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John am coming to BAROSSA November will try to catch up. I have had a great hunt year.