THE 'MAMMOTH' .700 CALIBRE RIFLEA MAGNIFICENT .700 FALLING-BLOCK RIFLE BY GILES WHITTOME, NO. 700

THE 'MAMMOTH' .700 CALIBRE RIFLE A MAGNIFICENT .700 FALLING-BLOCK RIFLE BY GILES WHITTOME, NO. 700

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THE 'MAMMOTH' .700 CALIBRE RIFLE

A MAGNIFICENT .700 FALLING-BLOCK RIFLE BY GILES WHITTOME, NO. 700
Underlever falling-block action, manual safe, the action-body engraved with scenes of Mammoth and Sabre-toothed Tiger, the whole surrounded by bold acanthus scrolls, bright cyanide-hardened finish overall, highly-figured stock with pistolgrip, cheekpiece and leather-covered recoil-pad, Mammoth-ivory grip-cap, forend-tip, stock oval and foresight insert, sling-swivels, the massive barrel with matt sight-rib and fixed open-sights with ramp-mounted bead-foresight
Weight 18lb. 3oz., 15¼in. pull, 25¾in. barrel, nitro proof

Lot Essay

This rifle is the first to have been produced in Giles Whittome's 'Mammoth' series of rifles. The action was designed by John Shirley and the rifle has been described by the Editor of British Rifleman as 'possibly the finest falling-block rifle ever made'. It has been the subject of numerous articles, reviews and test-firings in the shooting press worldwide. The stocking, engraving and finishing have been carried out to the very highest British gunmaking standards

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