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Have just aquired a Cogswell & Harrison, Ltd. marked .242 Vickers sporting rifle. The barrel is engraved ".242 Express" and from the "Cogswell & Harrison, Ltd" marking it would seem to date on or after 1932 (when the name was changed to "Ltd."). Serial number is 4017 which does not appear in Cogswel...

I am looking for more possible provenience on my Rigby Best Quality .450 3-1/4 Express double rifle. As you can see from the Rigby certificate it was finished and sold in 1872 to a “Capt. Goff”. My search has uncovered a Capt W.G.D Goff 1838-1917 of Glenville and Waterford, Ireland that fits the exp...

As the vernacular goes: I am really "chuffed" to have this rifle, and am glad I could contribute to the forum. It is a shame that the present R.B.Rodda apparently have no interest in sharing their history ........ As with the old Lyon and Lyon their company records surely exist somewhere but they ar...

I am the present owner of this rifle, bought it a few months ago from the gent that had imported it to the USA via Holts. As far as I can discern, the barrel and action are the only original R.B.Rodda parts. Trigger guard and floor plate are from Blackburn, the scope mounts are modern hand detachabl...