degoins
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Now to find out about Capt. Goff.....and of course the adventures of his/your gorgeous rifle.
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Marvellous piece of history there 3DM........& bloody good looking too!
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NitroX
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Excellent stuff Gentlemen!
Good on Rigby providing certificates like that now as well.
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Gentlemen,
A question regarding your rifles.
I have a Cogswell & Harrison of similar desciption, I believe in .500 BPE as well.
Are your rifles a little muzzle heavy?
I will have to measure the barrel length and see the length. And also weigh the rifle.
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3DogMike
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Good on Rigby providing certificates like that now as well.
Yep, I know first hand that Rigby and Cogswell & Harrison are very historically minded and eager to assist in getting into their existing records.
Jeffery daybooks do exist, but are privately held and it is very difficult to obtain information.
Cannot speak as to any of the other houses.
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Gentlemen,
A question regarding your rifles.
I have a Cogswell & Harrison of similar desciption, I believe in .500 BPE as well.
Are your rifles a little muzzle heavy?
I will have to measure the barrel length and see the length. And also weigh the rifle.
Nitro John,
My 26” barrel Rigby above balances 1 1/4” ahead of the hinge pin, my 28” barrel Alexander Henry .450 also ~1 1/4” ahead of the hinge pin. Both feel very much “weight between the hands”.
- Mike
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3DogMike
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What better to keep with ones Rigby rifles!
Rigby can’t ship to the ‘States.......so I had a visiting mate bring it in for me.
My son has obtained a bottle of “normally labeled” 12 year Blair Athol so that I can have a proper wee dram without opening this special bottle.
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Vette447
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I hope that this is not hijacking the thread. My aim is just to add to it...
This Rigby I picked up a little earlier this year. It is not quite as early (1889) but still a relatively early and a nice example of a .500 BPE Rigby and a Rising Bite to boot!
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Nice!
Curl
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3DogMike
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Oh my gosh.....that one is a beauty. Underlever rising bite, engraving has NOT been attacked by a buffing wheel!
So nice, thanks for posting.
- Mike
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"Will Rogers never met a fighter pilot"
- Anon
“Always carry a flask of whiskey in case of snakebite, and furthermore always carry a small snake."
-- W. C. Fields
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Sarg
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Beautiful Rifle Vette447, really Beautiful, nice to see & yes Thank you for posting !
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93x64mm
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Beautiful Rifle Vette447, really Beautiful, nice to see & yes Thank you for posting !
Couldn't be any better put!
WOW! 
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Huvius
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WOW!
Now THAT is my kind of double rifle!
I do think I could arrange a trip down to Oklahoma to help you exercise your Rigbys.
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tinker
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Can we see the front sight and muzzles please?
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Vette447
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Thanks for all of the positive comments guys. I was pretty excited to find it last summer.
As requested, here are pics of the front sight and muzzles.
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DarylS
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Very nice indeed.
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Daryl
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tinker
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Thanks for the photos!
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rigbymauser
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Very very nice rifle. My compliments for the fine pick-up.
Not only in a rare configuration from a known gunmaker....but in a usefull caliber that will still bring down 99,99% of all game on earth.
Edited by rigbymauser (20/11/19 06:29 AM)
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