Product Details
J. RIGBY & CO.
A HUNT-ENGRAVED .450 MAGNUM TAKE-DOWN BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 6855,
23 1/4in. three stage nitro barrel engraved in gothic script 'J. RIGBY & CO. LONDON. ENGLAND', file cut sight rib with open sights and folding leaf sight with gold-inlaid sight lines and marked 75 and 150, ramp-mounted bead fore-sight, the receiver (with thumb cutout) side-mounted with a Zeiss Diavari-Z 1,25-4x24 T* telescopic sight, serial no. 2032906, in colour-hardened quickly-detachable mounts, the rings engraved with the maker and rifle details, receiver ring deeply engraved 'RIGBY'S 450 MAGNUM FOR BIG GAME', the underside of the receiver marked 'HARTMANN & WEISS HAMBURG 9148', floral engraved recoil blocks, hinged floorplate with push button release, border engraved and with central game scene of grazing black rhino, signed 'K.C. HUNT', blued finish, the triggerguard gold-inlaid with the serial number, highly-figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, colour-hardened steel pistolgrip-cap (with trap, gold-inlaid with the double R trademark), sling swivels, 14 3/4in. pull including 3/4in. rubber recoil pad, weight 10lb. 15oz. (unscoped) and 12lb. 5oz. (with scope) in its brass-cornered canvas take-down case
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Estimate £6,000-8,000
S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act