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I'll have to agree with kamilaroi on this one. I doubt the provenance as well. Nothing "Rigby" about this rifle including the barrel address.

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I think it can be difficult to sometimes make comments of a rifle somtimes which can be quite true, but perceived as a bit negative. It is good for a lot of us guys whom do not have the same knowledge to learn from members whom are experts. Education is also a good thing, as is members being willing to share their rifles, and not get bagged for putting them up.

After all my last Mauser purchase is not even a M98 and has a plastic green stock!

As "DonS" says above about the provenance or at least the appearance of the rifle displayed. Doesn't mean as 4seventy points out, it wasn't a "form" of Rigby made during a particular period.

Also whom knows what instructions the gunmaker received from the client? It may have been made in a particular style per client instructions?

After when it comes to style, I'm sure I've seen Monte Carlo stocked rifles from a UK gunmaker! Don't have photos to prove that though.

In the end, any style will made some happy, and others will not like it.

As said in the opening post, there is no doubt, the .404 rifle displayed would be a good working gun.

Just some thoughts.

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Also whom knows what instructions the gunmaker received from the client? It may have been made in a particular style per client instructions?

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All to often people pay for a name and not always for quality.

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However Rigby may of cleaned up the action and trued the action, triger work, etc as per clients instructions.

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However Rigby may of cleaned up the action and trued the action, triger work, etc as per clients instructions.

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If they did, they did a really lousy job! The action was just as rough and the trigger as creepy as on any old ZKK set up by the Brno factory. Everything except the inscription was common unaltered factory stock.

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Well that seems to answer that question. Looks like as others were on Hard times and rebadged or custpomer paid to have the Rigby name on it.

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After when it comes to style, I'm sure I've seen Monte Carlo stocked rifles from a UK gunmaker! Don't have photos to prove that though.

In the end, any style will made some happy, and others will not like it.

As said in the opening post, there is no doubt, the .404 rifle displayed would be a good working gun.

Just some thoughts.

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Nitrox, here are some scans from ca 1990 catalogs/flyers.
Holland & Holland:




Westley Richards:



BTW, I have also seen two awfull "working rifles" by Holland & Holland, both in .375 H&H, 1950s-60s vintage. One on an Enfield P14, the other on an opened-up WW2 K98k sniper action, the plugged sidemount holes still visible. Typical "H&H" from a distance, but terrible workmanship up close: Alloy mag/trigger guards, sloppy inletting, checkering cut lopsided.

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