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4seventy
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Re: a 404 Rigby
14/06/11 08:58 AM

This rifle looks to me like it could be a Paul Roberts Rigby.

Some Roberts Rigby's did feature a quarter rib with spear point.
The "FOR BIG GAME" engraved on the receiver is also seen on Roberts Rigby's, as were swept or bent bolt handles.

The proofmarks show the rifle to have been proofed at London post 1954.
The "LP" dating stamp wasn't used until 1971, suggesting the rifle was proofed post 1971, unless a reproof was carried out.
The actual date of proofing is located under the "LP" stamping, but I cannot make out what it is from the photos.

Roberts had the Rigby name from 1984 up untill 1997, so if the "LP" date is somewhere between those years, I'd say the rifle could be a Paul Roberts Rigby.

Edited to add.............
I think the Tons per Square Inch proofmark went metric about 1989, and was replaced by "BAR".
In theory, going on what can be seen of the proofmarks in the photo, this would put the rifle somewhere between 1971 and 1990.

Edited by 4seventy (14/06/11 02:53 PM)

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Re: a 404 Rigby	kamilaroi	13/06/11 09:36 PM
Re: a 404 Rigby	dons	14/06/11 08:23 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	NitroX	17/06/11 07:51 PM
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Re: a 404 Rigby	Huvius	22/07/11 02:10 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	Igorrock	22/07/11 05:29 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	4seventy	17/06/11 07:58 PM
Re: a 404 Rigby	4seventy	14/06/11 08:58 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	FATBOY404	16/06/11 06:00 PM
Re: a 404 Rigby	Empire375	16/06/11 06:27 PM
Re: a 404 Rigby	HuntingSchneider	17/06/11 01:09 PM
Re: a 404 Rigby	Rule303	18/06/11 10:11 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	FATBOY404	18/06/11 10:18 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	kuduae	19/06/11 07:05 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	kuduae	19/06/11 07:23 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	Rule303	19/06/11 09:34 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	kuduae	20/06/11 01:25 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	Rule303	21/06/11 12:18 PM
Re: a 404 Rigby	CptCurl	22/06/11 10:35 PM
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Re: a 404 Rigby	justcurious	17/06/11 06:33 PM
Re: a 404 Rigby	500Nitro	18/06/11 06:15 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	Mike_Bailey	18/06/11 08:58 AM
Re: a 404 Rigby	FATBOY404	17/06/11 06:55 PM
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Re: a 404 Rigby	kamilaroi	16/06/11 10:38 PM
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