John Rigby 303 British

[PaulB]

For those who may be interested.
Please add if you know of any others floating around.
Can’t recall if this includes the ones in Speeda book.

I have:
2699, 2121, 3259

 

[John Telford]

I have:
2699, 2121, 3259

Mauser numbers?

 

[Odinsraven]

The only fault I can find is it is not in my gun room ....be still my beating heart there is a space between the 300 h&h and the 318 wr for you my girl

 

[pjaln]

Mauser numbers?

rigby numbers

 

[csmiffy]

The only fault I can find is it is not in my gun room ....be still my beating heart there is a space between the 300 h&h and the 318 wr for you my girl

and maybe a 425

 

[PCC600]

So according to records only about 100 of these were produced based on the Siamese Pattern slant box magazine which was also used for the 350 rimmed and the ultra rare as in one only 450/400 rimless.
The Mauser serial numbers were issued from 1-100 with a handful falling out of the series.
I have seen rifle 26 43 and 92.
Yours is 29 and I think it belonged to a friend of mine.
If I scratch around my gunroom I’m sure I’ll find the list of all the .303 Rigbys that I’ve managed to catalogue about 10 or so.
I know that Ben Musgrave used these rifles to build his .240 Musgrave which was a necked down .303 so a whole bunch must have been taken out the market. Speed lists this and the Kurtz Mauser as the most desirable to own.
I have one that used to belong to Maj Pretorius the famed elephant hunter.

I know there are 4 slant box 303s here in OZ. Three Rigby’s one of which is a takedown and a Daniel Fraser takedown .

 

[PCC600]

The only fault I can find is it is not in my gun room ....be still my beating heart there is a space between the 300 h&h and the 318 wr for you my girl

You are a man after my own heart . That is the gap I want to fill as well . I have two 303 Lee Speed rifles and a Purdey double rifle . Very keen for a slant box .

 

[PCC600]

I see the button , ive never seen a 303 on anything but a hinged floor plate semi drop box

I recently passed on a Westley Richards 303 rifle . Made for an Australian in 1920s. It was not a true slant box but a WR concoction . It had an extended magazine extending nearly in line with the trigger guard . The magazine was fixed and wasn’t hinged . I should have bought it because it was so odd . A colonial grade rifle. It was in fairly poor condition but useable . It certainly wasn’t expensive . Just didn’t appeal to me .

 

[PCC600]

and maybe a 425

Everyone should have a 425 . They are great .

 

[Dross289]

What’s the correct name for the shiny piece beside the cleaner in the first picture?

 

[baxterb]

What’s the correct name for the shiny piece beside the cleaner in the first picture?

I believe it’s Oil Flask or Oil Pot

 

[pjaln]

I recently passed on a Westley Richards 303 rifle . Made for an Australian in 1920s. It was not a true slant box but a WR concoction . It had an extended magazine extending nearly in line with the trigger guard . The magazine was fixed and wasn’t hinged . I should have bought it because it was so odd . A colonial grade rifle. It was in fairly poor condition but useable . It certainly wasn’t expensive . Just didn’t appeal to me .

my friend that Westley Richards concoction is one of the rarest actions they ever altered for a rifle was this it????

 

[PaulB]

I recently passed on a Westley Richards 303 rifle . Made for an Australian in 1920s. It was not a true slant box but a WR concoction . It had an extended magazine extending nearly in line with the trigger guard . The magazine was fixed and wasn’t hinged . I should have bought it because it was so odd . A colonial grade rifle. It was in fairly poor condition but useable . It certainly wasn’t expensive . Just didn’t appeal to me .

Do you have pics?

 

[PaulB]

Everyone should have a 425 . They are great .

One of my all time favorites

 

[PaulB]

my friend that Westley Richards concoction is one of the rarest actions they ever altered for a rifle was this it????View attachment 734633

Yeah
I’d buy it

 

[PCC600]

my friend that Westley Richards concoction is one of the rarest actions they ever altered for a rifle was this it????View attachment 734633

That’s it . Regulated for 140 grain pills . I know the former owner well and he offered it to me . Just not what I want .

 

[PCC600]

Do you have pics?

No I deleted them . But another AH member has posted some pics of it .

 

[PCC600]

Yeah
I’d buy it

It was sold to someone . I don’t know who .

 

[KoedoePoesPienk]

So according to records only about 100 of these were produced based on the Siamese Pattern slant box magazine which was also used for the 350 rimmed and the ultra rare as in one only 450/400 rimless.
The Mauser serial numbers were issued from 1-100 with a handful falling out of the series.
I have seen rifle 26 43 and 92.
Yours is 29 and I think it belonged to a friend of mine.
If I scratch around my gunroom I’m sure I’ll find the list of all the .303 Rigbys that I’ve managed to catalogue about 10 or so.
I know that Ben Musgrave used these rifles to build his .240 Musgrave which was a necked down .303 so a whole bunch must have been taken out the market. Speed lists this and the Kurtz Mauser as the most desirable to own.
I have one that used to belong to Maj Pretorius the famed elephant hunter.

Was Maj. Pretorius rifle in 303 too?

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

I believe it’s Oil Flask or Oil Pot

@baxterb
And here's silly il me thinking you stuck it in your ear like a hearing horn after a hard day's hunting
You know what these British are like ,What, cheerio and all that old chap.
Bob