For Sale .375 H&H Magnum Magnum Barreled Action by Master Gunsmith Alfred Wyss-Gallifent

This is a rare opportunity to acquire a world-class dangerous game rifle project with exceptional provenance. Offered here is a premium .375 H&H Magnum barreled action, meticulously machined and assembled by the late, legendary Swiss master gunsmith Alfred Wyss-Gallifent of Warrington, PA.
The project was left "in the white" and unfinished at the time of his passing in 2009. It features an incredible lineup of the absolute finest components available, with all the critical, high-skill metalwork already completed by a true master of the craft. It is ready for final polishing, blueing, and stocking by a custom builder.

Technical Specifications & Components

• Action: Commercial FN Mauser action, highly sought after for its strength, reliability, and smooth feeding transitions. With custom bolt handle.
• Barrel: 24" Premium Lothar Walther machined octagon barrel chambered in the iconic .375 H&H Magnum.
• Custom Barrel Metalwork: Masterfully executed custom machined front sight and an integral barrel sling lug inegral to barrel.
• Sights: New England Custom Gun (NECG) premium 4-leaf express rear sight, precisely regulated and installed.
• Bottom Metal: Sunny Hill premium bottom metal, the gold standard for custom dangerous game rifles.
• Trigger: Recknagel custom trigger, crisp and perfectly fitted.
• Safety: Classic 3-position Winchester-style shroud safety for optimal field safety.
• Extractor: Full Mauser-style claw extractor for flawless, positive controlled-round feeding and extraction.

Condition & Project State
The barreled action is "in the white" and is 100% mechanically complete. The heavy lifting—barreling, chambering, bolt alterations, sight installation, and bottom metal fitting—was personally executed by Mr. Gallifent. It requires a custom stock, final metal preparation, and your choice of premium finish (rust blueing or nitriding) to complete a bespoke, heirloom-quality African rifle.

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About the Artisan: Alfred Wyss-Gallifent (1946–2009)
Buying this barreled action means owning a piece of firearm history. Alfred Wyss-Gallifent was a highly revered, master gunsmith whose work on fine double guns and custom rifles was celebrated across the international firearms community.

• The Foundations: Born in Basel, Switzerland, Alfred began a rigorous, traditional European apprenticeship in firearm manufacturing and repair at the young age of 16.
• The European Elite: After serving his country in the Swiss army, he honed his world-class skills by working for elite European gunmaking firms. This included tenures at the prestigious Churchill (Gunmakers) Ltd. in London, and the renowned John Powell shop in Surrey, England.
• The American Chapter: In 1980, he immigrated to the United States to join the legendary Paul Jaeger shop in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania—a hub for America's finest custom rifles.
• Independence & Legacy: In 1984, he established his own independent shop, Alfred W. Gallifent Corp., in Warrington, PA. For 25 years, he served discerning collectors and sportsmen, specializing in flawless mechanical restorations and bespoke rifle builds until his untimely passing in July 2009.

This unfinished barreled action stands as a testament to his exacting standards and Swiss-trained precision. It is a blank canvas waiting for the right collector or builder to bring Mr. Gallifent's final vision to life.

If you have any questions, Please private msg. me and I will be happy to answer any questions you have. It is ready for finishing touches, and a good piece of lumber!

Asking $3,450.00 Shipped

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Beautiful package! If it had a bigger hole in the barrel I would be sending a pm.

Make one!!...lol

If I didn't already have 10 or 12 or 20 projects already in the works I would take it on . GLWS it should go quick.

AZDAVE said:

If I didn't already have 10 or 12 or 20 projects already in the works…

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Identify theft is no trivial matter. Please, stop impersonating me online!

If it is a magnum action, the action alone is worth more than that. Much more. Damn, that would be a fun project. You've got me thinking. At my stage in life I should be divesting, not accumulating. I still have to pay my credit card bill for last month's safari. Should have my mortgage officer's number on hot dial. Sigh. I'll see what I can do.

JW74
In your opinion who in this country is talented/skilled to complete this rifle in keeping with the quality as exists?

Welp, the guy that built that certainly knew what he was doing.

If anyone is reading and cannot understand why this is 20x more difficult and valuable to the next rifle you look at in 375HH, look at the machining operations.

The maker did an octogan barrel, not round which is so much easier to do on a lathe, rather than with milling operations. Then note that he didn't sweat on a quarter rib and ramp sight, they are machined out of the actual metal that became the barrel.

The rechnagel trigger is worth $350+ alone.

Exceptionally nice workmanship beyond the abilities of 95%+ of gun builders.

Thank you for the kind words and understanding how magnificent this project is!

I LOVE this post!!! Unfortunately, we already have 2 375s, so good in that department. It should sell to someone in the need (or want!) 'Grew up in Bucks Co., uncle still lives on an old farm in Warrington (he/my grandfather ran it as a christmas tree farm as they ran the fam business Shop-n-Bag stores they later sold to Shop-Rite.) His very nice house is now surrounded by MANY such others! Why I headed farther N to the other fam farms (suburbia will NEVER occur in my lifetime and likely never once I pen the proper nature reserve paperwork!) A lot of those gunsmiths tested out their handiworks at Frank Mozart's farm in Mozart, PA (I'd go there as a teen to test out custom guns for gunsmiths-and myself when I could score them!) In any event, I knew that name from somewhere...so I visited Paul Jaeger's shop a few times (Jenkintown) and I believe Alfred fixed my Win 94 I brought in as a 12+/- yr old paperboy (Paul said: "How much do you make in a week, Kid?" lol I responded $8 in quarters, Sir. LOL He said: "Fine. Bring me 1 1/2 weeks pay 2 weeks from now and I'll have it fixed, AND you must promise to oneday buy one of my fine rifles!" "You'll need it with how much you guys shoot!" an older friend drove me to Paul's shop (his finest $5K-$12K guns were in glass cases, c. late '70s-early '80s). (the feed ramp needed some grinding/adjustment as it was dropping too much in the rear from wear. 1940-41 gun! Anyway, Dietrich of later NECG fame (still love 'em up in NH) was his relative and also worked for him then (So many greats!) I bought 2 Jaeger rifles (a .257 Roberts AI and .35 Whelen AI both perfect and absolutely perfect when i finally let go of 'em during covid. The .257 I used quite a bit on deer, antelope, varmints but the .35 not so much as I had an all-weather lightweight .338-06) so someone else has 'em in his large Jaeger collection now (also down in Bucks.) I'd have purchased the PO Ackley scope for those guns I let go (But I did msg the owner about the item for sale on here.) TY for posting! Great memories, but I became the "crying indian" over how my beloved farms/woodlands in Wm. Penn's backyard (i grew up just a few miles from his manor house on the River) fast became mcmansion land in the late '80s-onward. It definitely became most farmers' insta-retirement plan! "Progress." -Clint Eastwood

Unlike some typ factory rigs, that gun will SHOOT well, once finished. Can you imagine it with the true companion piece of wood??!! What was said above...maybe IF the hole were bigger! We can dream...I met those guys and nothing will make me smile more today. And, for those of you reading the other posts, I thought the mention of "Manly ? Wipes" at dinner would make everyone laugh and smile tonight, but this takes the cake for me!

Sitting in the airport waiting on my flight to Atlanta and then to Joburg and I’m wondering what I would have to not shoot to obtain this beautiful piece. GLWS. He is a great seller and person to deal with.

jbirdwell said:

Sitting in the airport waiting on my flight to Atlanta and then to Joburg and I’m wondering what I would have to not shoot to obtain this beautiful piece. GLWS. He is a great seller and person to deal with.

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Good luck on the hunt!!

Excellent barreled action! The hole in the end of the barrel is fine for me.
Can u photo the front sight base from the muzzle to where it merges with the octagon flat?
Maybe slight camera angle.
And the length between the rear and front rings (do not see any cuts as a Model 70 might have for the magnum).thanks much
The location of the sling near the end of qrib tail either the sling will almost be at the forearm or the qrib extend pass the forearm. Ok with me but is a bit unique
Steve

PS
BTW, Nice rug

Jefferry404 said:

Excellent barreled action! The hole in the end of the barrel is fine for me.
Can u photo the front sight base from the muzzle to where it merges with the octagon flat?
Maybe slight camera angle.
And the length between the rear and front rings (do not see any cuts as a Model 70 might have for the magnum).thanks much
The location of the sling near the end of qrib tail either the sling will almost be at the forearm or the qrib extend pass the forearm. Ok with me but is a bit unique
Steve

PS
BTW, Nice rug

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That integrated protrusion underneath the barrel may not be an integrated sling post. I'll let the OP describe his wares, but it would not surprise me if that was for an escutcheon to slide through the stock and anchor the barrel to the stock. This was very common on best grade German and Austrian rifles and allowed for a number of clever "take apart" / "take down" configurations. In the halcyon days of safari rifles it was tradition to take your rifle out if its stock so you could "boil out" the action by the campfire each evening, removing caustic mercury primer corrosion from the rifle.

An example from the web:




To your point, the length from the action to that protrusion would determine if it is for an escutcheon or a sling swivel. If it doesn't seem right for either, the rifle may have been designed for a Mannlicher stock which is a completely appropriate design for a German best rifle style as well.

The OP stated “sling lug”, abit a different style
And barrel is 24”, so unclear to me

Jefferry404 said:

The OP stated “sling lug”, abit a different style
And barrel is 24”, so unclear to me

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I have no dog in this hunt, but I will tell you that whatever it is, its sublime. Obviously you'll need to figure out its purpose before having a stocker finish the last bit of work, but any way its completed it will be a true winner.

Sharing a vintage 9.3x64 Brenneke built by a master Germanic builder for inspiration. These kinds of lines would look dead sexy on that remarkable barreled action. I think this is what Austro-German class looks like even if this example was heavily carried on safari for a century:

I will take it.

Green Chile said:

I will take it.

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You saved me! Great snag!

Me to!
Mr Rook got me thinking…
The breech is quite long for an Oct. barrel. (I usually have it around 0.5”) so could shorten it and have 22” barrel and make a full stock rifle.
Damn, should have hit me sooner.
Chile, great snag!