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Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"
19/03/17 04:51 AM

Making Rigby's Elephant Gun

https://www.facebook.com/JohnRigbyandCo/videos/1044292525677402/

Should have photos for this emailed to me from some time ago when first released.

Photos added (24 March)

Images of the Special Bespoke "London Best" John Rigby & Co. Mauser 98 actioned "The Elephant Gun", chambered in .450 Rigby.

For your viewing pleasure.

If you can not cope with artistically engraved showpiece rifles, please enjoy threads elsewhere. Thanks.

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Rigby showcases its exquisite Elephant Gun at Safari Club International Convention

Press Release – 29 January 2017

London gunmaker John Rigby & Co. will be showcasing its highly anticipated elephant skin engraved London Best .450 Rigby rifle at next week’s Safari Club International Convention (SCI), which is being held Wednesday 1 to Saturday 4 February in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The exquisite hand engraving, which covers all metal work and required more than 2,000 hours meticulous craftsmanship, was undertaken by one of Rigby’s master engravers, Tony Maidment. He revealed that the Elephant Gun features around 100,000 individual skin pores. “This is the work I am most proud of in my 36-year career as an engraver. It was technically the most difficult and most challenging but by far the most rewarding. I am so pleased the rifle is going to a home where it will be cherished and looked after.”

Managing director Marc Newton added: “This long-awaited eye-catching rifle has been a joy to create, a real passion project. Historically, Rigby has always been a trailblazer when it comes to creativity, and this latest rifle has all the hallmarks of the much-loved brand. As with all Rigby guns, this beautiful rifle is designed to be used in the field, not just admired under glass.”

The rifle has attracted a lot of interest from collectors all over the world, and recently sold for an undisclosed amount to an oversees big game hunter.

To view the rifle, visit booth #4543 at SCI.

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Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	NitroX	19/03/17 04:51 AM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	Rule303	19/03/17 09:04 AM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	Wayne59	19/03/17 01:17 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	CarlsenHighway	22/03/17 08:44 AM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	Claydog	22/03/17 10:37 AM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	gryphon	22/03/17 11:00 AM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	lonewulf	22/03/17 11:22 AM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	MMBA	22/03/17 01:28 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	lonewulf	22/03/17 01:53 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	CarlsenHighway	22/03/17 02:00 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	gryphon	22/03/17 02:15 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	NitroX	22/03/17 02:43 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	Rule303	23/03/17 05:18 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	NitroX	23/03/17 09:46 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	Ahmed577	23/03/17 11:01 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	NitroX	24/03/17 06:06 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	NitroX	24/03/17 06:10 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	Rule303	24/03/17 09:55 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	NitroX	25/03/17 07:03 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	Rule303	25/03/17 08:36 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	Ahmed577	25/03/17 10:50 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	NitroX	26/03/17 02:41 AM
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Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	Claydog	24/03/17 06:28 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	NitroX	24/03/17 06:35 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	NitroX	24/03/17 06:51 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	gryphon	24/03/17 08:23 PM
Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	NitroX	24/03/17 08:45 PM
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Re: Something different - Rigby's "Elephant Gun"	NitroX	22/03/17 03:07 PM
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