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Huvius
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Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates
12/07/13 03:06 PM

I think they were hammered over a buck, the screws timed,and then the plates and screws filed to final form on the rifle. Very possible that they were smoothed out on a small English wheel though too.
Now, how they filed the plates to mate so well with the action and tangs eludes me. Must have been a matter of file - fit, file a little more - fit, file some more...
I would really like to see measurements of the known Gibbs rifles with Selous plates. There is a distinct possibility that the plates were stamped out and then the stocks shaped to fit. I say this simply because all of the Selous plates on Gibbs rifles I have seen have very consistent form and dimensions.
Also, I would like to see a Gibbs with the plates removed. That would tell us a lot.

As for the straps in the case...
I joked that since this rifle was made at the same time as the "Scramble for Africa" it would have been advantageous for an adventurer to have the national flags of Germany, Great Britain and France all stowed away just in case the borders changed or the party inadvertently crossed over to another country's territory while out on safari!
Actually, I am at a loss as to what they are really for.

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Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Huvius	05/05/13 04:33 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	bonanza	06/05/13 10:59 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Iowa_303s	06/05/13 11:12 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	CptCurl	07/05/13 08:36 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Mike_Bailey	08/05/13 08:46 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Even	09/05/13 08:31 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Englishman	13/06/13 09:31 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	gungadoug	11/07/13 10:47 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	gungadoug	11/07/13 11:00 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	DarylS	11/07/13 01:33 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Caprivi	11/07/13 01:43 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Rule303	12/07/13 10:55 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Claydog	12/07/13 12:54 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	prairie_ghost	12/07/13 01:43 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	doubleriflejack	23/07/13 05:41 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Englishman	09/08/13 04:49 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Mike_Bailey	09/08/13 08:01 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Nordmann	09/08/13 10:10 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Huvius	07/06/17 03:46 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	MikeRowe	07/06/17 10:12 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	CptCurl	08/06/17 09:27 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Huvius	08/06/17 11:13 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Wayne59	09/06/17 05:37 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	DarylS	09/06/17 06:07 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Huvius	09/06/17 06:45 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Englishman	25/07/17 11:37 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Levallois	19/08/17 08:55 AM
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Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	93x64mm	09/06/17 06:03 AM
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Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Mike_Bailey	10/08/13 05:34 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Rockdoc	10/08/13 11:33 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Mike_Bailey	10/08/13 11:52 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Glenn_Fewless	26/09/13 04:18 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates DELETED	Huvius	26/09/13 10:41 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Huvius	27/09/13 10:54 AM
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Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Huvius	30/09/13 03:02 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Nordmann	10/08/13 05:51 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Mike_Bailey	10/08/13 10:14 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Huvius	12/07/13 03:06 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	500Nitro	06/05/13 11:04 AM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	kamilaroi	05/05/13 09:06 AM
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Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	tinker	05/05/13 12:43 PM
Re: Gibbs Farquharson 303 With Selous Plates	Matabele	05/05/13 06:21 PM

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