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They represent probably the best value in terms of interesting design, complexity of mechanism, difficulty to build and quality.
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They represent probably the best value in terms of interesting design, complexity of mechanism, difficulty to build and quality.
Updated by Dr. Nicholas Harlow
Rigby & Bissell's co-patent for the vertical bolt of 1879.
Edward Lang guns occasionally appear. Who was he?
Scott's multi-grip patent of 1874
The Giant Grip was obsolete when it was patented.
It doesn't get easier.
A 16-bore by Wilkinson of Pall Mall.
A mystery unsolved.
Expedition choices 1930-1958.
The story of a pre-war Browning by Dusty Erikson
From 1898 to 2023 - Double Rifles
His guns and premises.
The 1873 patent No.284 hammerless gun.
Analysis by Stephen Nash
With an adjustable comb.
AKA Rigby's Rising Bite
An oddity from Robert Jones
Patent 493 of 1876.
From the Paul Roberts Era
Welcome to The Vintage Gun Journal, your free-to-view monthly magazine for all things British gun and rifle.
May was remarkable for the incredible celebrations that Rigby put on for the 250th Anniversary, aboard HMS Victory and HMS Warrior in Portsmouth. It was also the official launch of 'Rigby Resurrection'.
This new book by Diggory Hadoke and Marc Newton narrates the transformation the company has undergone these past fifteen years.
Only this first edition of 1,000 numbered copies will ever exist. They can be dedicated and signed by the authors to individual requests. Available only from Rigby.
June looks like it will be as dry as were April and May. I wonder if that will help the grouse chicks survive or if they will be suffering from a lack of drinking water.
We have a month to prepare for the next Holt's sale and a little more time to anticipate the Game Fair, both in July.
In the meantime, I'll make the most of the hot weather with a bit of motorcycle riding and log stacking.