WESTLEY RICHARDS ARE CERTAINLY HAPPY TO SEE JOHN RIGBY GUNMAKERS ARE BACK!
When the gunmakers J Rigby & Co. left the UK in 1997 for USA it was indeed a sad day in English gunmaking history. I don't think any of us could have foreseen quite how badly the famous name would be used. The company entered a period of gunmaking that I am sure everyone would prefer to forget. This period was also notable for confusion about the ownership of the name Rigby and many other things which I am sure annoyed many people not least the true Rigby enthusiasts. The company has now entered a new lease of life under the direction of Marc Newton and Patty Pugh, now on her 2nd Rigby revival. With new premises in London and the backing of the mighty Mauser name the company has hit the ground running at the early annual shows in the USA and IWA. The famous 416 Rigby bolt action rifle was of course built on the Magnum Mauser action so this is an appropriate marriage and they are leading the charge with a very competitively priced modern 416 Rigby built on a Magnum 'Mauser' action. The return of Rigby to this country is excellent news for the English Gun trade as a whole. Rigby is one of the greatest names in our Gunmaking history and we are certainly glad to see them back. A .256 Bissell Rising Bite Sidelock Ejector A .275 No.2 Spade Head Sidelock Ejector A .470 Sidelock Ejector Showing Bissell Rising Bite
paul j. antonino on March 29, 2014 at 10:19 pm
westley richards patent front sight………..that says it all……paul
Simon Clode on March 29, 2014 at 8:25 am
I am sure Mr Harald and the French Gay have not offended anyone, neither do you. It is always good to hear opinions, however ill advised they might be. For the record we make our own actions in house, you can always come and see, and in an earlier post I featured Chris Kay who makes our chopper tubes…in England.
karl wiederman on March 29, 2014 at 1:33 am
mr.Harald and the French gay is right,who not make an true English gun,
With English actions English barrels,and With best quality English fit and finish,just like best guns before 1940s,the Word best gun is English,i m sure mr.harald and the French gay did not say those Words to offend anyone,
what westley Richards need to do is to make best quality English guns,
not those London makers whose guns are made in Spain austria and itali,
but sold under long bankrupt brand names,
i say this not to offend anyone
i hope you understand me,i wish westley Richards all the best,please continue to make best guns only.
k.w
paul j. antonino on March 26, 2014 at 1:27 am
relax harald ,,,this is not news amongst anyone who knows these rifles ,,on the other hand leica has cameras built in portugal ,lenses in canada and rebadges japanese piont and shoots yet they are the greatest german camera builder ,,and simon was nice enough to leave 50k in your country so he can get us some outstanding photos from his S2…paul
paul nishina on March 27, 2014 at 12:17 am
thank you very much for a wonderfull wonderfull blog mr.simon clode
thank you for sharing Your knowledge about guns and gunmaking
i have never seen a blog like this,i told all my friends about this blog
and all of them enjoy it,and told me to thank you
its very sad that some People are jealous bcz of Your sucess
its sad that this kind of People i mention the guys above about their remarks
about gunmakers and gun making,once again thank you very much for sharing all this wonderfull tales of hunting guns.
sincerely
paul
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