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John Rigby & Co. 40-70 Bottle Neck Single Shot Rifle #15130
      24/11/12 10:48 AM

John Rigby & Co. 40-70 Bottle Neck Single Shot Rifle #15130

This is a rare and beautiful little single shot rifle made by John Rigby & Co. in 1880 and chambered in the American round .40-70 Sharps Bottle Neck. The chamber and bore remain in excellent, like new condition.

I give credit for cartridge identification to our Moderator, Huvius and to Buffalo Arms Co.

Hopefully I will be fully equipped to shoot this little dandy in the coming week. I'll report back with results.

The photography is mine, with the exception of the last seven photos of the rifle, which were done by James Julia Inc. for their October auction (in which I was the lucky bidder).

The chamber cast is mine, of course.



































































The next seven photos are by James Julia, Inc. and came from their auction listing:

















Now a photo of my Cerrosafe chamber cast:


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* John Rigby & Co. 40-70 Bottle Neck Single Shot Rifle #15130 CptCurlAdministrator 24/11/12 10:48 AM
. * * Re: John Rigby & Co. 40-70 Bottle Neck Single Shot Rifle #15130 aromakr   24/11/12 11:02 AM
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. * * Re: John Rigby & Co. 40-70 Bottle Neck Single Shot Rifle #15130 CptCurlAdministrator   26/11/12 02:38 AM
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. * * Re: John Rigby & Co. 40-70 Bottle Neck Single Shot Rifle #15130 CptCurlAdministrator   27/11/12 05:48 AM
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. * * Re: John Rigby & Co. 40-70 Bottle Neck Single Shot Rifle #15130 HuviusModerator   27/05/13 01:17 AM
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. * * Re: John Rigby & Co. 40-70 Bottle Neck Single Shot Rifle #15130 HuviusModerator   28/05/13 01:13 PM
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