Fontainebleu
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Perhaps an even better translation would be : .275 Rigby no1: A New approach to a Legendary rifle..
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DORLEAC
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Venant d'un aussi grand graveur que vous, le compliment nous touche davantage.
Merci beaucoup monsieur Baptiste.
DORLEAC
www.dorleac-dorleac.com
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vikram
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Loc: Warwickshire,England
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Beautiful rifle. I am increasingly getting besotted with Dorleac's rifles. They are elegant in form, the steel and wood are finished with finesse,the designs are loyal to the classics, and the lack of embellishments or being not too ornate actually enhance the appeal of the rifles.Thank you for sharing the photos.
Best-
Vikram
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justcurious
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One question remains.
The meticulously done engraving is very British.But what about the long Type A Express sight that was sighted from 100 up to 500 in meters and still shows these digits.
The original Rigby was sighted 100 yards and folding leaves 300 and 400 yards.
Is the rifle sighted in on metric basis or using yards ?
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DORLEAC
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Loc: Perpignan, France
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Perhaps there's here some misinterpretation.
That rifle isn't a Rigby clone or some Rigby copy; it's merely a "Dorleac & Dorleac" rifle, a new creation mostly inspired by the light, simple, stalking rifles produced before WW1 by the great English firm in .275 (7x57).
The action is different as is the barrel profile or the front sight, and, even if the stock follows the classic lines of the early n°1, it's different too, being modernized with specific Dorleac' touches.
So there's not a problem for us to use and adapt a type A express rear sight.
While rebuilding that part, we have re-engraved the original digits markings and even if they are in meters the sight is perfectly regulated, at least for the two first leaves…shooting with that kind of iron further than three hundred meters invariably ends with the same results at three hundred yards !
Indeed, the barrel is clearly engraved with our own specific marking and the rifle bears French proofs marks, so it would be difficult to take it for a genuine Rigby.
DORLEAC
www.dorleac-dorleac.com
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A10ACN
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Loc: USA
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Still love this. There is just so much that is so right with this rifle. The design, the choice of components, the restraint in NOT tweaking/modifying/updating except where required, and of course the workmanship. Superb in all aspects. More Rigby than most of the Rigbys made in the last 80 years.
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FrankFarmer
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Absolutely stunning
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CarlsenHighway
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Quote:
Dorleac,
I think the use of "mythical" is fine in this context. Mythical can be used as a synonym for "legendary". See here:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legendary?show=0&t=1398092232
If Karen Blixen were around, we could ask her.......
Legend and myth are synonyms. But a mythical rifle is one that doesn't actually exist. Whereas a legendary rifle and cartridge combination is one that is as famous as legend.
There is a gap in meaning there that you could squeeze a volume of Shakespeare's sonnets into if you soak it for long enough.
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ducmarc
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man thats beautiful makes me want to throw my rifles in the river' well maybe not. love the peep sight and the express sights look a lot finer than the ones i've looked at
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Deutsche_Vortrekker
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Nice rifle built more for show than use ;thats not a rip just an observation .My only question would be the height of the stock comb as it looks much too high to use with iron sights ;for me anyway.Quite excellent worksmanship
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DORLEAC
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Reged: 22/01/12
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Loc: Perpignan, France
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Deutsche_Vortrekker, I think that you are wrong.
That rifle isn't for show as it's used very extensively and now has fired a lot of assorted cartridges, mostly 173 gr. reloaded ones.
As for the comb, its height is perfectly adapted to the iron sights and we would not have bothered to make such a complete sighting assembly to be unable to use them because of a comb drop miscalculation.
Perhaps have you been mislead by the perspective in the pictures.
Best.
DORLEAC
www.dorleac-dorleac.com
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Dumprat
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Loc: Vancouver island bc.
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Beautiful rifle as always Mr Dorelac!
The comment that it is a show piece kinda gives me pause. Would you not sleep with a beautiful woman given the chance? Or drive a beautifully built car to its limits? Nice rifles are better when enjoyed and hunted with. The dents and scratches only make the memories stick in your mind better.
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Gen_Hicks
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Loc: Lowveld, South Africa
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The German front-puller always has to air a different perspective based on assumptions....
Monsier Dorleac, excellent workmanship. Compliments
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Claydog
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Deutsche Vortrekker I would also have to disagree. The thing I have always liked about Dorleac rifles is their useability. The work on the rifle is first class and I see nothing impractical about it. Just because a rifle is intended to be used doesn't mean it should not be a thing of beauty.
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Rell
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Loc: Oyster Bay, NY, USA
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A thing of beauty.
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MikeRowe
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Loc: Arkansas, USA
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Joel - you have created a beautiful rifle.
Everything a hunter needs, and nothing he doesn't.
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Jorge_in_Oz
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Loc: Victoria, Australia
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Amazing workmanship!!
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buckbrush
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Loc: Alberta
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Perfect, just perfect.
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