Lot Essay
The rifle was supplied to Manton & Co. on 17th February 1909 and is entered in Rigby's records as a 'sporting best'
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A .350(No. 2) MAGNUM MAUSER SPORTING RIFLE BY J. RIGBY, No. 3338, square bridge magnum Mauser action No. 22276, with square top three-stage receiver-ring, hinged-floorplate, flag safety, plain blued finish, well-figured stock with pistolgrip and steel butt-plate, sling-eyes, the barrel with block-mounted open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight
Details
A .350(No. 2) MAGNUM MAUSER SPORTING RIFLE BY J. RIGBY, No. 3338, square bridge magnum Mauser action No. 22276, with square top three-stage receiver-ring, hinged-floorplate, flag safety, plain blued finish, well-figured stock with pistolgrip and steel butt-plate, sling-eyes, the barrel with block-mounted open-sights and ramp-mounted bead-foresight
Weight 8lb. 5½oz., 14 5/8in. pull, 25¾in. barrel, nitro proof
Weight 8lb. 5½oz., 14 5/8in. pull, 25¾in. barrel, nitro proof