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mickey
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For Dugaboy
#14330 - 05/05/04 11:31 AM

Mac

You said you like Westley Richards. 450 3 1/4".

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DUGABOY1
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Re: For Dugaboy [Re: mickey]
#14360 - 06/05/04 12:36 AM

The stuff my dreams are made of, for sure! Beautiful rifle!

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Rusty
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Re: For Dugaboy [Re: mickey]
#14386 - 06/05/04 11:29 AM

Mick,
Beautiful rifle! Thanks for sharing!

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Marrakai
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Re: For Dugaboy [Re: DUGABOY1]
#14408 - 06/05/04 08:36 PM

Here Mac, drool some more!

I remember giving this gun serious consideration over the counter at Keith's shop in Footscray some 5 or 6 years ago, but couldn't spare the ready. It had been refurbished in the UK only a couple of years before that, recased, etc, and looked a million dollars. Pretty heavy for a .450 though, if I remember rightly.

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475Guy
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Re: For Dugaboy [Re: Marrakai]
#14440 - 07/05/04 08:44 AM

Marrakai and you too Mick, you guys are starting to piss me off when you're posting stuff I just can't afford. You two sure know to hurt a guy.

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470Rigby
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Re: For Dugaboy [Re: Marrakai]
#14442 - 07/05/04 08:55 AM

This rifle belonged to a friend of mine. It was "refurbished" as a "Centenary Model" by Century Arms, Balwyn, Victoria, Australia.

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DUGABOY1
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Re: For Dugaboy [Re: Marrakai]
#14469 - 07/05/04 11:08 PM

Marrakai, that is a beautiful rifle for sure, and I would love to own it, heavy or not! The engraveing is beautiful, but is not typical of WR doubles, and I would say it was done after manufacture, or recut deaper than usual. All my WR doubles, both shotguns, and rifles have the very fine, almost "BOLINO FINE" rose & scroll engraveing. Who ever did the restoration did a fine job, especially, if it shoots as well as it looks!

I certainly wish I could afford to buy every WR double I find, but alass I must yeald to the need for food & shelter!

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470Rigby
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Re: For Dugaboy [Re: DUGABOY1]
#14471 - 07/05/04 11:19 PM

DUGABOY

The engraving pattern is per "THE CENTENARY" model; so named because it was brought out in 1912, the centenary year of the Westley Richards company.

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Marrakai
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Re: For Dugaboy [Re: 470Rigby]
#14474 - 08/05/04 12:01 AM

470R:
Don't tell me we've caught Keith out telling fibs again! That wouldn't be like him.....

OK Mac, just one more....

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NitroX
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Re: For Dugaboy [Re: Marrakai]
#14478 - 08/05/04 01:40 AM

In reply to:

Pretty heavy for a .450 though, if I remember rightly.

Marraki, do you remember how heavy it was? Just out of interest.

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470Rigby
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Re: For Dugaboy [Re: Marrakai]
#14520 - 08/05/04 08:14 PM

Marrakai

Keith obvoiusly didn't think “Refurbished to new in Balwyn” would have the same cachet! But then, he always said "read the sign on the wall - NEVER TRUST A GUNDEALER"

But as you would know, the blokes who worked on this gun would take a backseat to NOBODY.

The Engraver, Phil Vinnicombe has taken commissions from Purdey (did a .600 Nitro a while back – check out the lettering – near perfect!), and the Stocker, Ross Waghorn is absolutely WORLD CLASS!

In fact, Ross has had overtures made to him to go and work in the UK, based on Holland & Holland’s assessment of his abilities. Fortunately, for us, he prefers to live in OZ.

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