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Bidgee
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Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle
#304570 - 28/08/17 01:35 AM

A very nice Boswell single shot .303.

https://www.theexplora.com/charles-boswell-303-single-shot-rifle/

One such rifle built by Boswell, which is evidence of his skills as a gun maker, is this fabulous little .303 single shot rifle we currently have at the factory. Completed around 1905, it has the most superb and rare engraving, not commonly found on a rifle such as this. Featuring a selection of African plains game such as Eland, Bluewildebeest and Impala surrounded by intricate scroll work. The name C. Boswell gently rolls around the hinge pin on both sides of the action, the raised panel fences with their bold scroll fold round to the top of the action where I can only guess it to be a 1905 gun engraver’s idea of a Duiker, which stands alert on the top of the tang top lever. The engraving is though, beautifully executed and the three Eland on the right hand side of the action are very accurate and have to be my personal favourite.

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Sarg
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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: Bidgee]
#304572 - 28/08/17 03:08 AM

Wow that is awesome !

I think that will be a Klippspringer on the top ?

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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: Sarg]
#304574 - 28/08/17 03:29 AM

Great looking rifle! I could find room in my safe for that one.

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Huvius
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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: bouldersmith]
#304576 - 28/08/17 05:39 AM

What a great rifle!
Love it.

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Iowa_303s
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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: Huvius]
#304584 - 29/08/17 11:53 AM

Beautiful and in my favorite caliber too!

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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: Iowa_303s]
#304591 - 29/08/17 05:50 PM

Exquisite!
Way above what this fella makes in a year I reckon!

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Ash
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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: 93x64mm]
#304732 - 03/09/17 09:36 PM

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Exquisite!
Way above what this fella makes in a year I reckon!

Add what i make and we may get closer, but still fall short!

Beautiful rifle though. Wasn't what I was expecting when I opened the thread, pleasantly surprised. (Was expecting a falling block)

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Dogfish858
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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: Ash]
#305247 - 13/09/17 12:52 AM

What is this action called exactly?

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TH44
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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: Dogfish858]
#305264 - 13/09/17 08:17 AM

I would call it a single shot boxlock. Several makers made or marketed them, years ago I had one by Churchill in .300 rook

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Dogfish858
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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: TH44]
#305274 - 13/09/17 10:00 AM

Anywhere a person could find schematics?

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Huvius
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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: Dogfish858]
#305780 - 28/09/17 09:45 AM

This rifle is for sale.

http://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-fo...un_id=100918253

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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: Huvius]
#305788 - 28/09/17 03:36 PM

WOW - how to make an elegant, absolutely stunning, single shot, break-open rifle.

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Re: Charles Boswell .303 Single Shot Rifle [Re: DarylS]
#305961 - 03/10/17 11:37 PM

Boswell guns are truly well made ,I have a double rifle in 500exp and one of his live bird guns in 12g on an Anson and Deeley action .Both are shooters .The rifle is circa 1898/1900 as far as I can work out ,Its hammerless with a lot of features of a nitro rifle . The shotgun was made in 1903 and in very good condition .

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