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Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration
      21/09/09 10:32 AM

Sir Aubrey received two .450s and two .350s from Rigby shortly after the Boer Wars. The .350s had tang safeties. The .450s had more engraving and side safeties. I have read that he was an avid sport hunter, especially upon his retirement.

At one point in his life he was a political prisoner and when he was finally released he received a cash settlement. In some references it is claimed that Woolls-Sampson was a single shot fan. He helped form the Imperial Light Horse regiment and some report that he used his settlement money to outfit the regiment with Martini single shot rifles even though the rest of the forces carried Enfields.

Wal Winfer's book has pictures of the two .350s that belonged to Woolls-Sampson and states, "From the author's collection." So we now know of the existence of the two .350s (one apparently for sale in Oz) and one of the .450s. I wonder where the second .450 is.

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* Rigby Farquharson back from restoration Grenadier 18/09/09 01:41 PM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration ALAN_MCKENZIE   21/09/09 11:33 PM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration HuviusModerator   25/09/09 12:12 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration Orvar   06/01/10 06:05 PM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration FATBOY404   06/01/10 09:56 PM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration Grenadier   15/01/10 02:34 PM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration 9.3x57   22/09/09 02:02 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration Grenadier   24/09/09 12:34 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration SharpsNitro   19/09/09 03:31 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration CHAPUISARMES   21/09/09 10:18 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration Grenadier   19/09/09 03:58 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration SharpsNitro   21/09/09 08:19 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration pato   21/09/09 09:32 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration Anonymous   31/01/10 04:23 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration Grenadier   21/09/09 10:32 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration stoneyacres   09/07/10 04:47 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration Antlers   20/09/09 01:27 PM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration Grenadier   20/09/09 01:48 PM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration Antlers   20/09/09 01:52 PM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration mehulkamdar   19/09/09 07:29 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration degoins   19/09/09 12:01 PM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration Grenadier   20/09/09 06:12 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration 9.3x57   20/09/09 06:11 PM
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. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration 500Nitro   19/09/09 04:47 AM
. * * Re: Rigby Farquharson back from restoration HuviusModerator   18/09/09 02:40 PM
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