Lot Essay
The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed on 2nd November 1908
Details
A .350 (Rigby magnum) Mauser sporting rifle by J. Rigby, No. 3264
Square bridge magnum Oberndorf Mauser action with two stage receiver-ring, hinged magazine-floorplate, blued finish (rubbed), well-figured stock with pistolgrip and butt-plate (with trap), sling-eyes, barrel with ramp-mounted open-sights and block-mounted bead-foresight (with detachable protector), the receiver mounted with telescope-shoes
Weight 7lb. 10oz., 14½in. pull, 26in. barrel, nitro proof
In its brass-mounted canvas full-length case (handle broken)
Square bridge magnum Oberndorf Mauser action with two stage receiver-ring, hinged magazine-floorplate, blued finish (rubbed), well-figured stock with pistolgrip and butt-plate (with trap), sling-eyes, barrel with ramp-mounted open-sights and block-mounted bead-foresight (with detachable protector), the receiver mounted with telescope-shoes
Weight 7lb. 10oz., 14½in. pull, 26in. barrel, nitro proof
In its brass-mounted canvas full-length case (handle broken)