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Lot 371S1

A fine .275 bolt-magazine rifle by J. Rigby & Co., no. 5662/1156

18 May 2017, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £3,125 inc. premium

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A fine .275 bolt-magazine rifle by J. Rigby & Co., no. 5662/1156

Gold-inlaid flag-safety, the Mauser action-body with thumb-recess and charger-guide, much blued finish, the cocking-piece with Rigby peep-sight, the receiver-ring engraved Rigby's .275 High Velocity, the figured stock with pistolgrip and horn pistolgrip-cap, sling-eyes, the barrel engraved John Rigby & Co., 43 Sackville St., London in Gothic script, with open-sights for 100 and 300 yards and block-mounted bead-foresight with leather protector, the receiver with see-through telescope-sight mount bases
Weight 7lb., 14⅝in. stock, 21in. barrel, London nitro proof

Footnotes

The makers have kindly confirmed that the rifle was completed in 1937 as a 'Sporting Mauser High Velocity Light' for Captain R. A. Heath

Captain Robert Arthur Heath M.C. fought with the Leicestershire Yeomanry before being attached to the 5th Royal Irish Lancers during WWI at which time he was awarded the Military Cross. His citation reads: "[Heath] was in command of a Squadron detailed to guard the exposed flank of the 7th Canadian Infantry Brigade and push out reconnaissance's to clear up the situation. He handled his Squadron extremely well, drove the enemy from a village, cleared up the situation and was able to furnish the most valuable information." The recommendation is dated 10 November 1918, the penultimate day of the War.

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