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Old_rifle_nut
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New (To Me) Army & Navy Lee Speed with a Famous PO
03/03/15 09:58 AM

Well, finally got around to photographing my latest Lee Speed & thought I would share some details on it.

It is a fairly straight-forward Lee Speed #1 H.V.S.R., made by B.S.A.Co. & retailed by Army & Navy. A check with Army & Navy's record holders, the U. of Glasgow, reveals that Major (later Major-General) Henry Charles Barwick Hopkinson C.M.G., C.B.E. (a descendant of Alexander the Great, according to Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage) ordered it in 1904.

While the wood is nothing spectacular, at least compared to some Lee Speeds I have known, it is pleasantly figured. I do, however, enjoy the BSA patent stalking safety. Countering this, however, is the extra weight of the rifle, due to the barrel rib, that I have come to object to as I continue to age. I much prefer the #2 without rib, but especially the carbines, which are a sheer joy to carry in the Shield where I hunt.

I apologize for the poor quality of my photographs.

Edited by Old_rifle_nut (04/03/15 08:40 AM)

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New (To Me) Army & Navy Lee Speed with a Famous PO	Old_rifle_nut	03/03/15 09:58 AM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	NitroX	04/03/15 03:17 AM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	NitroX	04/03/15 03:19 AM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	Old_rifle_nut	04/03/15 10:17 AM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	NitroX	04/03/15 09:07 PM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	A10ACN	08/03/15 11:47 PM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	Old_rifle_nut	09/03/15 07:33 AM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	Sarg	09/03/15 09:32 AM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	Ash	09/03/15 01:48 PM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	Old_rifle_nut	10/03/15 10:15 AM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	Ash	26/03/15 08:42 PM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	thetexasrifleman	18/09/15 12:31 AM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	VonGruff	18/09/15 09:44 AM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	Iowa_303s	03/03/15 11:06 AM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	Caprivi	03/03/15 12:37 PM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	Claydog	03/03/15 01:23 PM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	Ash	03/03/15 08:53 PM
Re: New (To Me) Lee Speed & A Famous P.O.	Old_rifle_nut	04/03/15 03:05 AM

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