Lot Essay
The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed in 1895 and that it was used by them for many years for the purpose of fitting magazine-rifles
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A RARE AND UNUSUAL .303 LEE-SPEED TRY-RIFLE BY J. RIGBY, NO. 1008
The finely-figured stock articulated for comb-elevation and length, with horn cap and pistolgrip, border engraving, the barrel with block-mounted open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight
Weight 7lb. 13oz., variable stock length, 24½in. barrel, nitro proof
The finely-figured stock articulated for comb-elevation and length, with horn cap and pistolgrip, border engraving, the barrel with block-mounted open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight
Weight 7lb. 13oz., variable stock length, 24½in. barrel, nitro proof