Autumn Sale of Fine & Sporting Arms
Rubber butt, figured stock with continental cheek-piece, semi-pistol grip, endcap with elaborate, floriate embellishment, rounded forend. Unsighted barrel, plain muzzle, sling attachment and leather sling. Swarovski 6×42 Habicht Ser No P651318356, on quick-detachable mounts engraved ‘J. RIGBY & CO. LONDON’ & ‘CAL .243 WIN. No 6820’. Mauser ation, ‘SAFE’ inlaid in gold. The action elaborately engraved with best floriate engraving, ‘.243 WINCHESTER’ to the left side of the breech. Internal magazine with hinged floor plate similarly engraved with ‘CAL. .243 WIN’ inlaid in gold, the trigger guard with ‘6820’.
Barrel 23 , Pull 14"OAL 43 1/2
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Condition Report:
Metal – A -,
Finish – B,
Stock – B -,
Barrel – B -,
Additional Comments:
Light silvering to the muzzle, the finish otherwise intact. The engraving sharp with no sign of wear. The stock with numerous light scratches and one small scuff. The barrel with good rifling and some localised small frost patches. The scope with some light tarnish to the finish at the front, the lenses crisp.
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