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Huvius
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Re: Westley Richards 318
24/11/08 04:05 PM

I have no reason to think this isn't a WR made gun - I don't know much about the post-war English stuff.
Recently I was able to inspect a post-war Rigby bolt gun and wasn't impressed. Like all businesses, they make what they can sell.
One thing I caution new collectors on is the common verbage when it comes to identifying a Mauser as a "square bridge". This one isn't. I would call this a scope mount rather than a square bridge.
I prefer them to standard actions, and there have been some pretty good fakes out there recently. So when buying a "restored" gun, be dubious if it doesn't look exactly right.
That said, I am not sure what kind of premium a true square bridge action commands over a standard action these days.
Judging by the wear on the barrel just in front of the front scope mount, I say the bases are not original.
The engraving on the bottom metal and floorplate look to be marginally more well executed than the rest of the gun. I have seen some guns with only the floorplate engraved - perhaps this was such a gun and a past owner had the action done to match - I don't know.
The way I see it, there may be nothing at all to knock about this gun - depends entirely on the price and how it has been represented by the seller.

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Westley Richards 318	Mark_Dube	17/11/08 10:22 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	500Nitro	17/11/08 10:26 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	Huvius	17/11/08 11:09 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	zimhunter	18/11/08 02:43 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	pjaln	18/11/08 07:01 AM
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Re: Westley Richards 318	zimhunter	19/11/08 03:00 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	Mark_Dube	19/11/08 05:55 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	pjaln	19/11/08 10:27 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	Mark_Dube	19/11/08 11:17 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	pjaln	19/11/08 01:37 PM
Re: Westley Richards 318	paradox_	19/11/08 06:08 PM
Re: Westley Richards 318	Marrakai	19/11/08 08:47 PM
Re: Westley Richards 318	FrankMartinez	21/11/08 07:53 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	Mark_Dube	22/11/08 07:31 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	pjaln	22/11/08 02:27 PM
Re: Westley Richards 318	Marrakai	22/11/08 07:05 PM
Re: Westley Richards 318	peter	23/11/08 05:06 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	9.3x57	23/11/08 07:31 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	peter	23/11/08 07:48 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	Mark_Dube	23/11/08 08:54 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	peter	23/11/08 09:19 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	ozhunter	23/11/08 11:06 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	Mark_Dube	07/12/08 08:05 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	9.3x57	23/11/08 12:41 PM
Re: Westley Richards 318	500Nitro	23/11/08 12:55 PM
Re: Westley Richards 318	9.3x57	23/11/08 12:58 PM
Re: Westley Richards 318	pjaln	23/11/08 01:27 PM
Re: Westley Richards 318	A10ACN	24/11/08 02:09 PM
Re: Westley Richards 318	Huvius	24/11/08 04:05 PM
Re: Westley Richards 318	Mark_Dube	06/12/08 04:46 AM
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Re: Westley Richards 318	Mark_Dube	06/12/08 10:33 AM
Re: Westley Richards 318	9.3x57	06/12/08 12:59 PM
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