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.350 Rigby
      #66699 - 10/12/06 08:40 AM

Rigby Ser. No. 91683
.350 Rigby Mag. on a Single Square Bridge Commercial Mauser Action
Striker Mounted Rigby Peep with Express sight and folding leaves

From http://rogerbain.com/





Edited by CptCurl (18/01/10 04:02 AM)


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #66700 - 10/12/06 08:47 AM





























Edit note:

These photos had been lost until they were re-posted recently as noted below. I have archived them on the NE.com server, and I have edited the links in this post so that they are once again displayed.

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Edited by CptCurl (27/11/11 12:25 AM)


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #66717 - 10/12/06 12:37 PM

Magnificent rifle in an excellent caliber!
I have pined for a 350 Rigby for many years.
One day maybe.


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: 4seventy]
      #66718 - 10/12/06 12:45 PM

What a ripper! Interesting how many rifles fitted with the cocking-piece peep still retained a standing rear sight blade. If it was mine, I'd have to rationalise that.

Very nice acquisition. I'm envious!

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Marrakai]
      #66771 - 11/12/06 07:31 AM

It's not mine, but I really wish it was. It is a truly beautiful rifle.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #66818 - 12/12/06 01:36 AM

that is a Stunner!

What a great looking rifle! ... a classic indeed!

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Double_Trouble]
      #66843 - 12/12/06 11:13 AM

i have a 400/350 rigby coming soon to match my 303. and 275......paul

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #66862 - 12/12/06 09:42 PM

MFC

wonderful pics of a great subject matter, thanks for posting them for us to enjoy, of course I myself don't like that rifle- (only because I don't have one myself)


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: JTOMLINSON]
      #66899 - 13/12/06 07:44 AM

JTOMLINSON

I understand exactly how you feel.


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #67109 - 15/12/06 11:42 AM

Stunning Rifle. Do you happen to know what it sold for?

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: bulldog563]
      #67516 - 20/12/06 12:46 PM

dont know for sure but i do know he refused 9k...paul

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #67751 - 22/12/06 03:12 PM

What a beautiful rifle.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: DPhillips]
      #81237 - 24/06/07 04:22 PM

Darn it....
I get only 1 picture, and a bunch of little boxes with red Xs in them. 15 of them.

How come I can't see the pictures?
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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: szihn]
      #85164 - 05/09/07 07:54 AM

szihn,

I originally posted these from rogerbain.com It would appear that he has removed most from his website. I still have them all saved and if you would like, I can email them to you. Maybe you can repost them.

Send me a pm if you would like them.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #96862 - 16/02/08 02:26 PM

MFC, Mathew, you have a PM

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: abosely]
      #97202 - 21/02/08 01:15 PM

Allen,

Check your email.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #188964 - 31/08/11 02:58 PM

I know this is a bit of an old thread, but I thought these photos really should be reposed. This is one of my all time favorite rifles.





























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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #188967 - 31/08/11 05:04 PM

I'm quite sure I picked that rifle up last year whilst in Zim.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: ozhunter]
      #189143 - 03/09/11 09:24 AM

I think that is one of the most perfect rifles I've ever seen. It's just so...right. And it's virgin flesh remains unmolested by rude, probing scopes. That's one to sit and contemplate for a long time. Lucky the man that owns it!

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Squarebridge]
      #189144 - 03/09/11 09:41 AM

And another thing: an interesting dimension I see repeated over and over again on best quality British bolt actions: the lenth of the forearm from the front of the receiver ring to the tip of the forearm will be nearly identical to the distance from the front of the receiver ring back to the trigger.

A little more is fine, a little less is fine, but that distance seems to look perfect, and is too commonly repeated to be accidental.


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Squarebridge]
      #189359 - 07/09/11 01:16 PM


I keep finding myself coming back to this one for an ogle.


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Squarebridge]
      #189463 - 09/09/11 01:58 AM

Quote:

I think that is one of the most perfect rifles I've ever seen. It's just so...right. And it's virgin flesh remains unmolested by rude, probing scopes. That's one to sit and contemplate for a long time. Lucky the man that owns it!




I agree. Thanks to MFC for bringing the photos back to life.

I like everything about the rifle: Stock proportions, forend, grip length, drop at comb and heel, rendering of the butt and pad, tasteful metal work, and excellent sighting.

I am printing the photos for my reference file and will spend much time looking at them when designing my next stock.

The typical American gun builder has never learned the classic style of the best British rifles. Even those of the much touted closely knit clan, you gents know of whom I am speaking about.


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Squarebridge]
      #189464 - 09/09/11 02:11 AM

Quote:

And another thing: an interesting dimension I see repeated over and over again on best quality British bolt actions: the lenth of the forearm from the front of the receiver ring to the tip of the forearm will be nearly identical to the distance from the front of the receiver ring back to the trigger.

A little more is fine, a little less is fine, but that distance seems to look perfect, and is too commonly repeated to be accidental.




My thinking exactly. There was much discussion a year or so on another forum concerning geometric formulas for forend length. Hah! Bunch of armchair experts spouting off. Just make the forend as squarebridge says, assemble the rifle, and back off ten feet for a good look. Make small changes as they are apparent to the eye. Test fire the rifle with unfinished stock and metal in the bright, continue with minor adjustments until the form and the function are spot on for the individual shooter's shooting style. Then the final finishing may proceed.

Most Americans are spoiled by shooting a their rifles from a benchrest position. Hence the poor stock design of American rifles!!!


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Altamaha]
      #189465 - 09/09/11 02:25 AM

Anyone know the approximate period when the rifle was built?

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Altamaha]
      #189466 - 09/09/11 02:43 AM


What a ripper rifle. I agree, have to come back and have another look !!! LOL


Re the year, quickest way is to look at Auction catalogues and see what year they list other Rigby's close to the serial Number 5390. I don't have access to my records at the moment.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Altamaha]
      #189477 - 09/09/11 05:47 AM

Quote:



Most Americans are spoiled by shooting a their rifles from a benchrest position. Hence the poor stock design of American rifles!!!




Yep. I would say handicapped rather than spoiled - the reason our rifles look like they do - dead straight combs, no drop at heel, fat-thick-flat foreends, hilariously overpowered scopes, is because the rifle will fire 500 rounds at the range off a bench at a paper target for every one it fires in the woods. I don't consider this a step forward in the history or riflery.


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: 500Nitro]
      #189479 - 09/09/11 06:01 AM

Based on my records, serial #5390 should place this Rigby in the 1927-28 time period.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Squarebridge]
      #189481 - 09/09/11 06:21 AM

My .350 Rigby is #4981 and I am pretty sure it was built in 1924. I will have to check my paperwork on it to be sure.
I would guess that this one is certainly within a year or so of mine.
The "American style" seems to have evolved with advent of common scope usage. Makes sense here in the western US where hunting ranges tend to be farther. Longer ranges, more scope usage and therefore rifles with generally higher butts more inline with the barrel.
IMO, the Winchester model 54 and the prewar model 70s were the last properly dimensioned American boltguns. They feel very good as open sighted rifles. Not as good as my British guns though...

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Huvius]
      #189498 - 09/09/11 08:47 AM

Quote:

The "American style" seems to have evolved with advent of common scope usage. Makes sense here in the western US where hunting ranges tend to be farther. Longer ranges, more scope usage and therefore rifles with generally higher butts more inline with the barrel.





Yea I have a bunch of them. Nothing wrong with this style when you are out in the blue yonder and that Elk is 300 yards away. My 338 is on a Mark X and wears a Pacific Research stock.

However, my heart throb is a fine built rifle wearing irons such as the Rigby in this thread.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Squarebridge]
      #189555 - 10/09/11 03:49 AM

Quote:

And another thing: an interesting dimension I see repeated over and over again on best quality British bolt actions: the lenth of the forearm from the front of the receiver ring to the tip of the forearm will be nearly identical to the distance from the front of the receiver ring back to the trigger.

A little more is fine, a little less is fine, but that distance seems to look perfect, and is too commonly repeated to be accidental.


My favorite stock design (taken from a Westley Richards) has an 8" forend. I use this for everything, whether it is for a Mauser, SMLE, Marlin, whatever. And I like plenty of drop at heel as well. If a stock is too straight, it tends to be awkward, at least in my experience.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Carpetsahib]
      #190037 - 17/09/11 04:22 AM

The correct forearm length ?



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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: 458Win]
      #190039 - 17/09/11 05:27 AM

Quote:

The correct forearm length ?




Reminds me of an answer Abraham Lincoln gave when he was asked how long a man's legs should be (Abe had very long legs):

"A man's legs shuld be long enough to reach the ground."

My theory on forearm length: Long enough to suit the gun owner.


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: 458Win]
      #190366 - 21/09/11 01:44 PM

Quote:

The correct forearm length ?




Yes. That's it. Just what I had in mind.

Edited by CptCurl (27/11/11 12:26 AM)


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Carpetsahib]
      #190593 - 24/09/11 04:48 AM

458Win,
Beautiful gun. And yes, the forearm looks "correct". What can you tell us about her?


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #202659 - 16/02/12 02:24 PM

Does anyone have a pattern stock like this?

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: abosely]
      #202712 - 16/02/12 11:24 PM

i think the pics are from a gun roger bain had and sold ,,,as far as a pattern stock goes roger green(wyoming) built me a .338 years ago and he had a 350 rigby pattern to copy ,,look him up..paul

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: pjaln]
      #202731 - 17/02/12 03:10 AM

Quite Elegant indeed.



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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: DarylS]
      #202750 - 17/02/12 09:27 AM

Simply magnificent! What a rifle should be IMHO.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: mehulkamdar]
      #203231 - 22/02/12 11:29 AM

Hi all. I come here to look at rifles like this

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: gordy]
      #203233 - 22/02/12 11:56 AM

welcome...search theres plenty of them here....paul

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      #206856 - 10/04/12 10:05 PM

Anyone ever form a .350 Rigby case?

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #206859 - 11/04/12 12:10 AM

This is what Lon Paul built for me, using an original Rigby slant box, stepped ring, single square bridge Magnum Mauser action and stock, with a new barrel and sights, including a Zimmerman Rigby style cocking piece sight. .350 Rigby Magnum, serial number 3528.





This is the "before" condition, with the takeoff barrel screwed in by hand.






A 400/350 Rigby is in the works, also using an original Rigby action.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: xausa]
      #206861 - 11/04/12 12:31 AM

Stunning rifle,

How do you plan on shooting it? Do you have some ammo?

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: bonanza]
      #206863 - 11/04/12 12:37 AM

I have a good supply of cases, thanks to another forum contributor.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Squarebridge]
      #206869 - 11/04/12 03:31 AM

I completely agree. I don't think anything can compete with the pre-war Rigbys for looks, other than maybe a pre-war Holland or Purdey double. This one is a complete peach, and the cartridge is just as beautiful as the rifle.

Someone asked about the price. I think I remember that Roger Bain had offered it in the high teens and it's well worth that in my opinion.


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: mckinney]
      #207436 - 20/04/12 11:30 PM

Adding to the information on the date of manufacture of this and other Rigby rifles quoted by Huvius and Dons, my Rigby .350M Serial #4906; Action # 4316 was sold on 9 January 1923 - therefore most likely completed at the end of 1922. These serial numbers/dates are very consistent

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Kalahariklong]
      #207490 - 22/04/12 04:57 AM

It's been a little while since I last checked this thread.

Xausa...WOW!! Just WOW!!! Amazing rifle and an amazing restoration by Mr Paul. You are a very fortunate man to have that. Thank you so much for sharing those pictures.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #207496 - 22/04/12 08:24 AM

WOW- a beautifully strking piece of walnut under tall that black. Well done.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: xausa]
      #207511 - 22/04/12 02:37 PM

Quote:

WOW- a beautifully strking piece of walnut under tall that black. Well done.




What caused all the black colouration to the stock? Gun oil over the decades?

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: NitroX]
      #207524 - 22/04/12 06:42 PM

Raw flax seed oil used sometimes darken quite much when getting older.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Igorrock]
      #207544 - 23/04/12 01:56 AM

my last mannlicher was looking similar and my first fear was about a true "oil stock".








before and after








I clean the stock with fine sandpaper so only the real oiled parts stay black now

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: lancaster]
      #207551 - 23/04/12 03:58 AM

I have cleaned one old mauser "oily" stock. Hair dryer is a good device to gently warm the wood and then oil comes up to surface so it´s easy to wipe away. And industry quality alcohol is a good fluid for latter cleaning work.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: 500Nitro]
      #211878 - 02/07/12 09:28 AM

Absolute perfection in a rifle ! Treat it well!

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #212725 - 15/07/12 12:42 PM

Here is another stunning original Rigby .350 currently for sale over at (commerical site named removed as not a sponsor).

RIGBY 350 MAGNUM RIMLESS - SINGLE SQUARE MAGNUM MAUSER ACTION - BUILT in 1924 - EXCELLENT PLUS BORE - ORIGINAL CASE - NICE WOOD - An Original Classic in an Original Trunk - Un-Cut Flats - Every Mauser # Matches - 24" Barrel - 14 3/8" LOP Over a Trapdoor Buttplate

Style: Bolt Rifle
Caliber: 350 Mag. Rimless
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#4981, John Rigby & Co. 43 Sackville Street. London W:  "Rigby 350 Magnum": A John Rigby Single Square Bridge Magnum Mauser Action built in the Golden Era of 1924 as a 350 Rigby Magnum Rimless, A 24" barrel with a band island rear sight with 1 standing & 2 folding platinum lined sights, Front sight, Barrel band sling eye, Waffenfabrik Mauser-Oberndorf Commercial Magnum length action that carries the Mauser #84310, The action was built in 1921; The receiver, magazine box, stock, bolt, bolt sleeve & safety, trigger and the floorplate all have matching serial numbers, The stock inside also has the correct Mauser serial number, Belly magazine box, Straddle hinged floorplate with a center bow release, Nitro proved in London at 52 cordite with a 225 grain bullet, Proved in Germany as well, The flat on the barrel cylinder remains uncut or ever drilled or tapped, The rear square bridge remains un-cut, It has a pure classic British pre-war stock, Very nice wood with nice color & contrast, Point pattern checkering, Cross bolt at the recoil lug, Shield escutcheon in the buttstock line without initials, 14 3/8" L.O.P. over a steel buttplate with a trapdoor, 8 Lbs. 7 oz., This Classic Rigby remains totally original with no signs of refinish anywhere, All of the metal blue remains at 85%, The stock with original oil finish at 82-84%, The checkering remains at 95%, The bore is excellent plus and almost looks like the day it left Rigby. Not many of these great period guns come with the original full length brass cornered leather case. It has the correct and original trade label plus a Manton & Co. label. If a DNA was performed here, there would be signs of Tiger blood. Here are dreams of tigers and ships and palaces, fine spices and women and silk. An original classic Magnum Mauser Rigby from the Golden Era between the two big wars. This piece is Rigby #4981; #5051 & #5066 are both 350 Magnums with Magnum Square Bridge actions that were made by Rigby in 1925 & 1926.
This is all Commercial Mauser with a Magnum action and then the British made a great open sighted game rifle to compliment this great piece of bolt rifle machinery. The Mauser Sporting Rifle and actions number about 127,000 and more than 82,000 were sold prior to WWI with a large percentage going to the British Gun Trade.  From 1898 to 1912 Rigby held the exclusive British distributorship for Mauser sporting rifles, actions and barreled actions.


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #212768 - 16/07/12 12:03 AM

MFC thanks for sharing. That is a rifle with some history I would think.

Unfortunately it is outside my price range.


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Rule303]
      #212814 - 16/07/12 11:54 AM

Unfortunately it is vastly outside my price range as well. Sure is nice to look at and dream though.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #212833 - 16/07/12 08:44 PM

Nice rifle. Ridiculous price.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: NitroX]
      #212834 - 16/07/12 08:47 PM

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The Mauser Sporting Rifle and actions number about 127,000 and more than 82,000 were sold prior to WWI with a large percentage going to the British Gun Trade. From 1898 to 1912 Rigby held the exclusive British distributorship for Mauser sporting rifles, actions and barreled actions.




Where are all these "82,000" rifles today I wonder?

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: NitroX]
      #212838 - 16/07/12 09:09 PM

I have a few.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Rule303]
      #212873 - 17/07/12 06:02 AM

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...That is a rifle with some history I would think.

Unfortunately it is outside my price range.




That is the one I owned. You know, the one I said I would never let go...

I traded for a couple other guns and feel like I made out OK. Now that the Rigby records are accessable, I dont even want to know its history although if it was sold through Manton, it may have no particular provenance of note.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Huvius]
      #213016 - 19/07/12 08:17 AM

oh but it does,,,it was once owned by the famous "benny hill"......haha.....paul

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: pjaln]
      #213020 - 19/07/12 08:45 AM

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oh but it does,,,it was once owned by the famous "benny hill"......haha.....paul




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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: DarylS]
      #218770 - 01/11/12 04:00 AM

The Rigby Serial Number is 5390, on the trigger guard, and below the Mauser action number, 91683. Sold on May 17, 1929 to Marquis del Merito of Spain. He also purchased the following rifles:

5399, 350 Magnum on November 29, 1929, ELDA on magazine box
5401, 350 Magnum on December 17, 1929, Fernan Nuaez on magazine box
5422, 275 HV, on December 17, 1929, "crown over M" on silver oval
5435, 275 HV, on December 17, 1929, "crown over A" on silver oval

Christmas 1929 must have been very nice!

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: John_Rigby_and_Co]
      #245369 - 10/04/14 03:27 AM

An old thread re-opened.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: NitroX]
      #245392 - 10/04/14 09:51 AM

Price seems fair to me!!!

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: NitroX]
      #245406 - 10/04/14 11:44 AM

Quote:

An old thread re-opened.




Hopefully not an old wound re-opened!!

I do feel a tinge of regret letting this rifle go. Especially now that there is some possibility that the new Rigby may again make rifles to this pattern (even if the well deserving 350 Magnum isn't revived).

At the time, this gun was, I hate to say... just another bolt gun (although a very nice one) and I was in the process of moving out of bolt actions and into singles and doubles.
Now, having let go of my 416 Rigby(Mahillon), 404 Jeff (William Evans), 350 and still having my 425WR, I can say that the 350 was the one that is the epitome of what a usable sporting rifle is meant to be.
Just look at that rifle... pure perfection...

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Huvius]
      #245428 - 10/04/14 07:04 PM

Quote:

Quote:

An old thread re-opened.




Hopefully not an old wound re-opened!!

I do feel a tinge of regret letting this rifle go. ....
Just look at that rifle... pure perfection...




I had a look on Google for .350 Rigby Magnums and was led straight back here to NE.

Was looking for examples of original .350's .

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #245429 - 10/04/14 07:05 PM

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Edit note:

These photos had been lost until they were re-posted recently as noted below. I have archived them on the NE.com server, and I have edited the links in this post so that they are once again displayed.

Curl





We should all thank Curl for his endless work doing this on NE. Over time it has created a great resource.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: NitroX]
      #261345 - 28/02/15 09:22 AM

I posted this over in the auction thread but in retrospect thought it should probably go here for posterity. Mods please delete one if you think it's appropriate.


*EXCEPTIONALLY FINE ORIGINAL CONDITION JOHN RIGBY MAGNUM SQUARE BRIDGE MAUSER RIFLE.

SN 100952. (1937) Cal. .350 Magnum. 24″ Tapered round bbl with large boss at breech end is fitted with sleeved-on rear sight base holding two folding leaf express sight, banded-on sling eye, and sleeved-on front ramp with white bead. Top of bbl is engraved in Olde English script “John Rigby & Co. 43 Sackville St. London.” Square bridge magnum Mauser action is engraved “.350 MAGNUM” and “RIGBY MAUSER” around receiver ring, left side of which is stamped with Rigby SN and Mauser SN. Bolt with classic pear shaped handle has flag safety, gold inlaid “SAFE”. Cocking piece is fitted with Rigby’s special patented peep sight. Sear has been V’d out and cocking piece fitted to better center this sight. Single stage trigger is temper blued. Drop box bottom metal has hinged straddle floorplate held in place by button in trigger guard bow. Rear portion of floorplate is engraved “A. F. S. C”. Rigby number is stamped in trigger guard bow. Relatively plain European walnut steel trap capped pistol grip buttstock (spare front sight in trap) measures 15″ over serrated steel buttplate with trap. Trap contains pull through cleaning kit. Stock features classic Rigby styling with flat top point pattern checkering with mullered borders, deeply chamfered ejection port, short forend without contrasting tip, and a sling eye on toe line. Drop at heel: approx 3-1/8″, drop at comb: approx 1-3/4″. Weight: 8 lbs 12 oz. LOP: 15″. PROVENANCE: Rigby historian confirms Rigby # 5626 (Mauser 100952)as a “Sporting Magnum” for A.F.B. Clarke, 22 June 1937, .350m with 24″ bbl and 15 1/16″ LOP and engraved floorplate. Richard Schreiber Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Metal parts retain 70 – 80% of their orig thin factory blue, most loss on floorplate which is lightly freckled and cleaned. Stock retains nearly all of its orig rubbed oil finish, grain open and slightly raised, with a number of light marks, and a few a bit heavier. Checkering is very lightly worn. There is a slight compression and crack in wood at rear of action tang. Bore is exceptional, bright, sharp, and shiny throughout. Action is smooth. Possibly one of the finest examples of this classic rifle extant. Most have been converted to .375 H&H. 4-45901 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 2489













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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: MFC]
      #261347 - 28/02/15 11:10 AM

Thank you Curl!

I never get tired of looking at this kind of gun porn!

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: AzGuy]
      #261379 - 01/03/15 04:25 AM

Original box of ammo to compliment these beautiful guns





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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: m4220]
      #261413 - 01/03/15 01:53 PM

Always wanted a 350Rigby. I have a M17 action and a 35 cal barrel now I just have to find some body with a 350Rigby reamer

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: Rule303]
      #261474 - 02/03/15 11:26 AM

What would be a fair price for this rifle considering Julia's 15% commission to be added on? Is there any alternative to Bertram brass or making it yourself which is not likely to occur in my case?

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: bwanakim]
      #261487 - 02/03/15 06:22 PM

I think the 350 Rigby is its own case and Bertram is your only option. Would be happy to be proved wrong. Loaded to its full potential the 350 Rigby will give a 35/338RUM a run for its money.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: bwanakim]
      #261503 - 03/03/15 02:54 AM

I think a fair price, including commission, is 12-15K USD.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: mckinney]
      #261515 - 03/03/15 06:40 AM

Does Kynoch use Bertram brass? I ask because the rims look are different.

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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: jgrabow]
      #261535 - 03/03/15 06:26 PM

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Does Kynoch use Bertram brass? I ask because the rims look are different.




I understood that it was Bertram brass used in the 'new' Kynoch cartridge range but their website says that "All new tolling (sic) has been produced to draw cases from military specification brass stock to the original 'KYNOCH' drawings and dimensions, but with modern Boxer primers".

Of course this could still mean that it is the Bertram tooling and process and not necessarily Kynoch's own. They have "standardised" on Woodleigh bullets for their ammunition.


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Re: .350 Rigby [Re: eagle27]
      #318931 - 09/08/18 11:18 AM

Anyone ever form a .350 Rigby case? posted by Bonanza

Yes, I formed twenty last Sunday evening. I turned the belts of of some .375 H&H cases and ran them thru my sizer.
I see also that Midway has a special order Quality Cartridge for a delivery date toward the end of September. Looks like I will take advantage of that as well.


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