*.416 RIGBY GRIFFIN & HOWE CUSTOM RIFLE.

SN 2203. Cal. .416 Rigby. 24″ Medium weight round bbl fitted with banded-on sling eye and front sight base holding gold bead, is engraved “No 2203 Griffin & Howe Inc. New York” on top. Caliber is engraved at breech end. Pattern 14 type Enfield action has had rear sight ears removed and has been fitted with Lyman 57 receiver sight. Top of receiver ring is stippled and bridge scroll engraved. Bolt handle has been knurled. Bolt body, follower, and action rail have been engine turned. Bottom metal has been straightened, and trigger guard bow nicely tapered. Front portion of floorplate is checkered, as is trigger blade. Nicely streaked and finely fiddle figured European walnut steel capped pistol grip stock measures 13-1/2″ over Silver pad. Stock features swept shadow line right hand cheekpiece, engraved recoil bolt, horn forend tip, and classic point pattern checkering with mullered borders at forend and grip. A sling eye and vacant silver oval are on toe line. Drop at heel: approx 2-7/16″, drop at comb: approx 1-3/4″. Weight: 9 lbs 5 oz. LOP: 13-1/2″. PROVENANCE: G & H catalog, ca 1930. G & H archivist relates: “sold to Lorenz Iverson as a new rifle in 1955. It was sold again as a used rifle at A&F in 1974.” Richard Schreiber Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbl and action retain approx 90% orig blue with some rubs and marks, thinning on bbl in front of sling eye from carrying. Trigger guard and floorplate are silvered to about 85% blue. Stock retains nearly all of its rubbed oil finish, grain slightly raised, with some patterning from contact with case, and with a number of light marks and scratches, checkering very slightly worn. Pad is a bit squished. Strong bore is lightly frosted throughout. Action is smooth. 4-45851 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 2507

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2507	$9,440.00	.416 RIGBY GRIFFIN & HOWE CUSTOM RIFLE. SN 2203. Cal. .416 Rigby. 24″ Medium weight round bbl fitted with banded-on sling eye and front sight base holding gold bead, is engraved “No 2203 Griffin & Howe Inc. New York” on top. Caliber is engraved at breech end. Pattern 14 type Enfield action has had rear sight ears removed and has been fitted with Lyman 57 receiver sight. Top of receiver ring is stippled and bridge scroll engraved. Bolt handle has been knurled. Bolt body, follower, and action rail have been engine turned. Bottom metal has been straightened, and trigger guard bow nicely tapered. Front portion of floorplate is checkered, as is trigger blade. Nicely streaked and finely fiddle figured European walnut steel capped pistol grip stock measures 13-1/2″ over Silver pad. Stock features swept shadow line right hand cheekpiece, engraved recoil bolt, horn forend tip, and classic point pattern checkering with mullered borders at forend and grip. A sling eye and vacant silver oval are on toe line. Drop at heel: approx 2-7/16″, drop at comb: approx 1-3/4″. Weight: 9 lbs 5 oz. LOP: 13-1/2″. PROVENANCE: G & H catalog, ca 1930. G & H archivist relates: “sold to Lorenz Iverson as a new rifle in 1955. It was sold again as a used rifle at A&F in 1974.” Richard Schreiber Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbl and action retain approx 90% orig blue with some rubs and marks, thinning on bbl in front of sling eye from carrying. Trigger guard and floorplate are silvered to about 85% blue. Stock retains nearly all of its rubbed oil finish, grain slightly raised, with some patterning from contact with case, and with a number of light marks and scratches, checkering very slightly worn. Pad is a bit squished. Strong bore is lightly frosted throughout. Action is smooth. 4-45851 (7,500-12,500) – Lot 2507 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*.416 RIGBY GRIFFIN & HOWE CUSTOM RIFLE.