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Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE
07/07/11 11:20 AM

Thanks to everyone for the comments. This is an interesting rifle. It's my first Farquharson, but not my first classic single shot rifle by a wide margin. I sold my collection of single shot rifles back in 1996 to fund a serious double rifle purchase. There were some good rifles in that lot.

Aside from a Ruger #3 this is the only falling block single shot rifle I own at present.

I chased behind this rifle off and on for a year or more. It appeared on GunsInternational in early 2010. I was slow to see the listing, and by the time I took note of it the rifle was sold. The sale must not have stuck, because it recently appeared on Steve Barnett's website. I tried to resist it, but couldn't. I'm glad to have it in the house.

I have been somewhat of a pest to our friend Huvius because Farquharson rifles are a bit out of my normal path. I read Winfer's Vol. on the Jeffery Farquharsons to get a little background. I've made a run on one or two others, but this is the first to gain admittance. I really haven't done any research on this rifle, but here's the text of the GunsInternational ad I took down in April 2010:

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PD Farquaharson single shot made by Chas. Osborne in 1919. See page 127 Winfers lastest Vol.6. Rifle is in very nice original condition with vivid case colors and bluing. Perfect bore. 27" bbl. , 14 1/2" LOP to steel case colored butt plate. Steel CC'd grip cap. Wgt 8 1/2lbs. Forend cap of Horn. A truely classic hard to find Farq.

I don't have a copy of Winfer's book. The one I read was borrowed. Maybe somebody can verify what was listed about this rifle on page 127 of Vol. 6.

I'll do more photographs and post more as time permits.

Afro - yes, for foam I'm cutting plugs out of 1" thick sheets of foam made for cushions. We buy the stuff for little to nothing. My plugs are 1/2" diameter and 1" long. Virtually the same as what Kynoch sells.

Curl

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Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	CptCurl	05/07/11 09:50 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	500Nitro	05/07/11 09:57 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	bonanza	06/07/11 05:36 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	Ben	05/07/11 10:05 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	DarylS	05/07/11 10:29 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	sirrocco	05/07/11 10:53 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	Hunter_338	05/07/11 03:31 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	Mike_Bailey	05/07/11 04:46 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	kamilaroi	05/07/11 05:22 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	Huvius	05/07/11 11:50 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	BillfromOregon	06/07/11 12:17 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	Englishman	06/07/11 04:48 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	Huvius	06/07/11 06:40 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	BillfromOregon	06/07/11 10:55 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	tophet1	06/07/11 02:42 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	tinker	06/07/11 03:33 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	AFRO408	06/07/11 09:22 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	CptCurl	07/07/11 11:20 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	kamilaroi	07/07/11 12:12 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	CptCurl	07/07/11 08:18 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	kamilaroi	07/07/11 08:46 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	mehulkamdar	10/07/11 10:53 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	Englishman	14/07/11 05:03 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	Englishman	14/07/11 05:18 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	CptCurl	22/11/12 11:54 PM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	CptCurl	23/11/12 12:01 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	Huvius	23/11/12 02:49 AM
Re: Army & Navy CSL Farquharson - .450/.400 3.25" NE	500Nitro	06/07/11 04:53 AM

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