EARLY RIGBY RISING BITE SNAP UNDERLEVER GAME GUN.

EARLY RIGBY RISING BITE SNAP UNDERLEVER GAME GUN. SN 15708. (ca. 1887) Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Sleeved bbls are fitted with concave game rib, engraved in Old English script “Jno. Rigby & Co 72. St. James’s Street. London. and Dublin”. Bbl flats are stamped with Rigby RR trademark, SN, and London proofs, along with “Not for Ball”. Case hardened snap underlever sidelock action features Bissel patent rising bite third fastener (Use no. 323 is stamped on breechface), automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold), bushed strikers, classic dip edged locks, Rigby type foliate filed fences, and typical wide screw slots. Action is engraved with nearly full coverage very well cut medium shaded scroll. “Jno Rigby & Co” is on each lockplate. Very fine, marbled and nicely figured European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-3/8″ over dark leather covered pad, and features classic Rigby small teardrop drop points, flat top point pattern checkering with mullered borders, and a vacant silver oval on toe line, which has a considerable negative camber giving a racy swept look. Matching splinter forend has Rigby’s patent pivoting lever latch. Bore diameter: left -.739, right -.740. Bore restrictions: left -.019, right -.013. Wall thickness: left -.033, right -.032. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-5/16″. Weight: 6 lbs. 7 oz, LOP 14-3/8″. CONDITION: Very good, as refurbished. Bbls retain nearly all of a good quality rust blue, done at time of sleeving. Bbls balance very well, and joint is barely visible. Action retains traces of orig case hardening color in protected areas, and is mostly dark gray to brown. Wood retains most of an old rubbed oil finish, wood considerably below metal. Checkering re-cut. Bores are bright and shiny. Action is tight. Bbls are slightly off face. 4-46826 MGM152 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012

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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	2398	$4,600.00	EARLY RIGBY RISING BITE SNAP UNDERLEVER GAME GUN. SN 15708. (ca. 1887) Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Sleeved bbls are fitted with concave game rib, engraved in Old English script “Jno. Rigby & Co 72. St. James’s Street. London. and Dublin”. Bbl flats are stamped with Rigby RR trademark, SN, and London proofs, along with “Not for Ball”. Case hardened snap underlever sidelock action features Bissel patent rising bite third fastener (Use no. 323 is stamped on breechface), automatic safety (SAFE inlaid in gold), bushed strikers, classic dip edged locks, Rigby type foliate filed fences, and typical wide screw slots. Action is engraved with nearly full coverage very well cut medium shaded scroll. “Jno Rigby & Co” is on each lockplate. Very fine, marbled and nicely figured European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-3/8″ over dark leather covered pad, and features classic Rigby small teardrop drop points, flat top point pattern checkering with mullered borders, and a vacant silver oval on toe line, which has a considerable negative camber giving a racy swept look. Matching splinter forend has Rigby’s patent pivoting lever latch. Bore diameter: left -.739, right -.740. Bore restrictions: left -.019, right -.013. Wall thickness: left -.033, right -.032. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-5/16″. Weight: 6 lbs. 7 oz, LOP 14-3/8″. CONDITION: Very good, as refurbished. Bbls retain nearly all of a good quality rust blue, done at time of sleeving. Bbls balance very well, and joint is barely visible. Action retains traces of orig case hardening color in protected areas, and is mostly dark gray to brown. Wood retains most of an old rubbed oil finish, wood considerably below metal. Checkering re-cut. Bores are bright and shiny. Action is tight. Bbls are slightly off face. 4-46826 MGM152 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2012 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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