FOR SALE Long Range Match Rifle... Custom Replica of a .461" Gibbs-Metford Rifle. Barrel rifled by E Eicelburger. 5 Groove 1 in 20 pitch to Metfords Patent.

[GREENSWLDE]

This Rifle was built between1990-1993 in B'ham, UK. Accurately Based on G-M No.6647. Barrel is EN8 Steel Rifled in Switzerland and shipped as an Untapered tube,finish tapered in UK to 36"long. Stocked in London Oiled finished Circasion Wallnut with all furnature hand made to Original.
Lock is a replica of Joseph Braziers 4 pin Horseshoe Bridel made using templates loaned by Jo's succesors.All steel parts are Bone meal Colour Case Hardened or Charcoal Blued.
The rifle has been shot over distances from 100M to 990m(1000yds) both in UK and RSA(x3 at SA and World Long Range Shoots).Some on your side may remember it at Ataltis,Cape town in 1998 or 2008. It ,due to unforseen circumstance, has had little use apart from Long range shoots in RSA. It is set up for use as supine with sights to 3*s. on a 51" Plane with short range prone sight at 36" to 500yds. and to include a Metford design Mould for PP bullets by R.Davies.
Sensible offers in the region of $5,000.. Purchaser to arrange and pay shipping. This is a ONE OFF rifle admired where ever it is seen. OLD DOG..

 

[GREENSWLDE]

 

[fleener]

How does it shoot? Who made it?

Thanks

Fleener

 

[GREENSWLDE]

It Shoots a lot better than I can these days and has held the Black at 900m for most shots in the past. As was said, this was a One Off project made to proove a point to myself (& others).
Quite good at Flint locks as well.
A correction "E. should read U.Eichelberger."

 

[GREENSWLDE]

THOUGHT this was to go into FOR SALE SECTION with PM REPLIES> NOT INTO THE OPEN FORUM!! O.D.

 

[GREENSWLDE]

THOUGHT this was to go into FOR SALE SECTION with PM REPLIES> NOT INTO THE OPEN FORUM!! O.D.

 

[GREENSWLDE]

It Shoots a lot better than I can these days and has held the Black at 900m for most shots in the past. As was said, this was a One Off project made to proove a point to myself (& others).
Quite good at Flint locks as well.
A correction "E. should read U.Eichelberger."

 

[GREENSWLDE]

How does it shoot? Who made it?

Thanks

Fleener

Hey, This was to go into forum sales NOT on open market.
However if you PM me I will give you it's history from Day !
I built it to proove to me and other it can be done . In the
Words of Churchill in 39. Give us the tools and We'll do the
Job.. O.D.

 

[hawkeye hugo]

I 'm from Belgium and owned a Rigby made by a French guy with Eichelberger metford barrel shot first class, now have a . 38 underhammer with Eichelberger 1-16 twist barrel wich shoot with my old eyes 4 inch groups at 330 yards, left the underhammer, on the right the rigby

 

[GREENSWLDE]

How does it shoot? Who made it?

Thanks

Fleener

 

[hawkeye hugo]

The Rigby was made by a French guy called Texeido with a barrel from Swiss barrel maker Eichelberger in Metford profile. 451cal.
The Underhammer action by a German named Glessmer, barrel by Eichelberger, I did the stocking myself . 377 cal 1-16 twist. Sold a couple years the Rigby and bought the underhammer instead.
Both shoot or shot excellent

 

[GREENSWLDE]

How does it shoot? Who made it?

Thanks

Fleener