Lot Essay
Gibbs records for rifles of this age are not extensive; they do, however, confirm that the rifle was built sometime between 1894-1900
The Property of
T.Y. WILSON, Esq.
A .303 FARQUHARSON PATENT HAMMERLESS FALLING-BLOCK RIFLE BY G. GIBBS, No. 18286, action use-number 902, frame number 379, manual lever-safe, best foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured stock with pistolgrip and chequered iron butt-plate, sling-eyes, rebarrelled by J. Rigby for Rigby Special .303 High Velocity Cartridges, the barrel with block-mounted open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight with detachable hood, the breech-end mounted with a Rigby telescope (with leather lens-caps)
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A .303 FARQUHARSON PATENT HAMMERLESS FALLING-BLOCK RIFLE BY G. GIBBS, No. 18286, action use-number 902, frame number 379, manual lever-safe, best foliate-scroll engraving, well-figured stock with pistolgrip and chequered iron butt-plate, sling-eyes, rebarrelled by J. Rigby for Rigby Special .303 High Velocity Cartridges, the barrel with block-mounted open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight with detachable hood, the breech-end mounted with a Rigby telescope (with leather lens-caps)
Weight 7lb. 6½oz., 14½in. pull, 27in. barrel, nitro proof
The whole in its leather full-length case; with a Lyman wrist-mounted peep-sight
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Weight 7lb. 6½oz., 14½in. pull, 27in. barrel, nitro proof
The whole in its leather full-length case; with a Lyman wrist-mounted peep-sight
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