Product Details
JNO. RIGBY & CO.
A 12-BORE 1879 PATENT SIDELOCK EJECTOR, serial no. 17139,
30in. nitro chopperlump barrels, rib engraved 'JOHN RIGBY & CO. 72 ST. JAMES'S STREET. LONDON.' and inlaid '1', 2 1/2in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/2 choke, action incorporating J. Rigby and T. Bissell patent rising third bite, patent no. 1141 of 1879, use number 888, removable striker discs, automatic safety with gold-inlaid 'SAFE' detail, dipped-edge lockplates, carved leaf fences, best bouquet and scroll engraving, brushed bright and reblued finish overall, 15 1/2in. well-figured stock including 7/8in. horn extension and 3/4in. leather covered recoil pad, fore-end with Rigby patent screw-grip fore-end fastener and Rigby patent ejector / non-ejector selector nut, weight 6lb. 12oz.,
Provenance: The makers have kindly informed us that this shotgun was completed December 1904 as no.1 of a pair with 30in. barrels for George Grey.
Estimate £4,000-6,000
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