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41st Classic Auction - Live Auction

AT-1220 Wien, Kagraner Platz 9  

Auction on Thursday, May 16, 2024 from 17:00  | Place absentee bids

Active | Physical auction
Lot: 606

S/s double rifle John Rigby & Co - London cal. 450 N.E. #17181 § C

Starting price 16.500 EUR

Barrel length 71 cm (28“), stock length 36 cm (14.5“), total length 112 cm (44“), weight 4.9 kg, year of manufacture 1904, British proof, condition apart from defect 3. Matted wide rib, engraved manufacturer‘s name, Express sight with 2 additional foldable rear sight blades labeled 200 and 300 (yds), ​​extractor, doll‘s head with additional lock for increased safety and reliability (was introduced as a standard at Rigby after 1920), color-hardened receiver with edge engraving, firing pins inserted from the front, double trigger, sliding tang safety, gold inlaid „Safe“, straight grained walnut stock with drops, pistol grip, rubber butt plate, oval cheek piece, forend with lever lock, gold stock monogram plate engraved with initials, sling swivel, completed on November 12th, 1904 for Captain R. H. Baldwin, with the following data: Class C Hammerless non-ejector double special rifle. Cal. 450 NE, 28in barrels, 14 1/2 in stock, 10lb-12oz. Defect: Trigger or springs need to be reworked or replaced - no solid strike, especially on the left.