Rigby Bissell Jones
An unusual combination
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An unusual combination
Rise of the Breech loading Game Gun
A classic Rigby .275 updated.
Is calibre choice logical or emotional?
An unusual 16-bore for restoration.
W&J Rigby with distinctive Irish barrels.
Stephen Nash on classical influences.
The earliest days of the British breech-loading game gun.
Better known as the Lee Speed.
Do you know your Screw-grip from your PHV-1?
Aiming at the top of the Market
100 Bath Street
8, Leicester Street
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.

Welcome to The Vintage Gun Journal, your free-to-view monthly magazine for all things British gun and rifle.
May is my birthday month and this year has me heading to Texas to visit friends in Houston.
Riding a Harley Davidson on Texas backcountry roads is an occasional treat and a trip is long overdue.
As spring begins to becomea reality, the trees turn green and baby birds and animals make their presence felt, those of us with small shoots start to think about fixing pens and preparing for the release of poults in July. There is plenty of work to do.
Meanwhile, my Land Rover restoration limps along slowly. I hope to complete the sound deadening and roof lining jobs before I head to the US.
Meanwhile, guns come and go and historical research goes on. Every day reveals some new small detail or discovery. For instance, the current location of Lord Kitchener's .275 Rigby has just revealed itself for the first time since 1902.
As always, thank you for reading the VGJ .
