Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact
NitroExpress.com: Weird Old Rigby

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies


*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***
You are not logged in. [Login] Main Index · Search · Active Topics
New user · Who's Online · FAQ · Calendar

Shooting & Reloading - Mausers, Big Bores and others >> Shotguns
Previous topic Previous   View all topics Index   Next topic Next   Threaded Mode Threaded  

Pages: 1
Sarg
.400 member


Reged: 20/01/07
Posts: 1365
Loc: Nil
Weird Old Rigby
      #223733 - 16/01/13 04:52 PM

Here's a few pic's of a weird old Rigby I got for a friend of mine in the US, I'm taking it over next week so this is the last chance for a photo session !

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
Even
.300 member


Reged: 28/12/12
Posts: 175
Loc: Canada
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: Sarg]
      #223734 - 16/01/13 05:00 PM

Well now THERE is something you don't see everyday!

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
tinker
.416 member


Reged: 12/03/05
Posts: 4835
Loc: Nevada
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: Even]
      #223738 - 16/01/13 06:30 PM

Very Cool!
Hope I get to see it...



Cheers
Tinker

--------------------
--Self-Appointed Colonel, DRSS--



"It IS a dangerous game, and so named for a reason, and you can't play from the keyboard. " --Some Old Texan...

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
500Nitro
.450 member


Reged: 06/01/03
Posts: 7244
Loc: Victoria, Australia
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: tinker]
      #223740 - 16/01/13 08:16 PM


Very interesting.

And the Dublin Address as well.

What is the serial number ?

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
lancaster
.470 member


Reged: 06/05/08
Posts: 9034
Loc: There's a lighthouse in the mi...
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: 500Nitro]
      #223759 - 17/01/13 06:25 AM

reminds me on this old british needle fire double gun, forget the name - something with N

--------------------
Norwegian hunter misses moose, shoots man on toilet
.
bringing civilisation to the barbarians

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
kamilaroi
.400 member


Reged: 18/12/04
Posts: 1803
Loc: sydney, new south wales, Austr...
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: lancaster]
      #223766 - 17/01/13 09:32 AM

Needham?

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
500Nitro
.450 member


Reged: 06/01/03
Posts: 7244
Loc: Victoria, Australia
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: kamilaroi]
      #223770 - 17/01/13 10:12 AM


Yep, that's it.

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
lancaster
.470 member


Reged: 06/05/08
Posts: 9034
Loc: There's a lighthouse in the mi...
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: 500Nitro]
      #223791 - 17/01/13 04:22 PM

yes Needham
with the name it was easy to find a pic




similar dont you think so





--------------------
Norwegian hunter misses moose, shoots man on toilet
.
bringing civilisation to the barbarians

Edited by lancaster (17/01/13 04:25 PM)

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
kamilaroi
.400 member


Reged: 18/12/04
Posts: 1803
Loc: sydney, new south wales, Austr...
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: lancaster]
      #223797 - 17/01/13 06:17 PM

From memory Joseph Needham was a Birmingham maker, he did a lot of early pinfire arms.

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
Igorrock
.400 member


Reged: 01/03/07
Posts: 1649
Loc: Finland
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: kamilaroi]
      #223806 - 18/01/13 01:19 AM

Seems that there was three Needham; Henry (older one, maybe father of the others), Joseph Vernon and William. First they were in Birmingham but later in London too.

--------------------
http://promaakari.wordpress.com/

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
Viking338
.333 member


Reged: 11/08/11
Posts: 480
Loc: Queensland Australia
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: lancaster]
      #223835 - 18/01/13 02:16 PM

Look to similar to be a coincidence I think?

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
John_Rigby_and_Co
.224 member


Reged: 03/07/12
Posts: 28
Loc: London, UK
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: Viking338]
      #223890 - 19/01/13 04:24 AM

Come by the Rigby booth if you are going to be at SCI in Reno, Booth 2837. We have the same shotgun in our booth, in much better shape. They are really interesting shotguns. Ours is from 1865.

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
Kiwi_bloke
.333 member


Reged: 03/09/09
Posts: 256
Loc: New Zealand
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: John_Rigby_and_Co]
      #227631 - 27/03/13 07:20 PM

There's one illustrated page 40 of Rigby, A Grand Tradition. It was made 1860 in 12 bore with right and left handed bolts. Your photo shows nicely how it works.

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
gungadoug
.333 member


Reged: 13/08/12
Posts: 285
Loc: NM
Re: Weird Old Rigby [Re: Kiwi_bloke]
      #227719 - 29/03/13 10:42 AM

Different! Extraction?? Like a Snider? Slide the bolt back, maybe?
Doug

Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
Pages: 1


Previous topic Previous   View all topics Index   Next topic Next   Threaded Mode Threaded  

Extra information
0 registered and 81 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator:  NitroX 

Print Topic

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Topic views: 4857

Rate this topic

Jump to

Contact Us NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5


Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact


Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved