Fine Modern & Antique Guns - December 2018 : Sale A1218 Lot 1139
JOHN RIGBY & CO. A .275 RIGBY BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 4113,

Product Details

JOHN RIGBY & CO.
A .275 RIGBY BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 4113,
21 1/2in. nitro barrel engraved 'JOHN RIGBY & CO. 43 SACKVILLE ST. LONDON. W.' and 'SIGHTED FOR RIGBY'S SPECIAL .275 BORE HIGH VELOCITY CARTRIDGES POINTED BULLETS. 140 GRAINS.', block-mounted open sights with two folding leaf sights, white metal inlaid sight lines and marked for 100, 300 and 400 yards, block-mounted bead fore-sight, the receiver mounted with a Pecar 6x59 telescopic sight, serial no. 76308, in quickly-detachable mounts, the barrel, action with Mauser serial number 40847, the bolt with '0847', the receiver ring with Mauser Waffenfabrik details (partially obscured by the front scope mount base, the receiver ring (with thumb cutout) marked 'WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER-OBERNDORF A/N', detachable floorplate with military style release, figured semi-pistolgrip stock with sling eyes, 14 5/8in. pull, weight 7lb. 1oz. (unscoped) and 8lb. 8oz. (with scope)

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Estimate £1,500-2,000

S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act