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Brevex/Weatherby Magnum Mauser .416 Rigby

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 6,500.00 USD
Brevex/Weatherby Magnum Mauser .416 Rigby
SN: 3924 Custom safari rifle, full featured, barrel is signed "Leonard Mews 1955". Features large Magnum sized Mauser type action with controlled round feed (claw extractor), 25.5" heavy barrel with integral recoil lug just forward of the chamber, ramped band front sight base with silver bead on blade insert, barrel band front sling stud, two position low swing safety on bolt shroud, drop box magazine with hinged floorplate, rear peep sight mounted on cocking piece (quick adjustable vertical slide adjustment lowers or raises), checkered blued steel grip cap, solid rubber recoil pad, rear sling stud. Stock is made from an amazing caramel and chocolate swirled fancy dense figured wood with bird's eye and quilting throughout, checkered with inset fleur-de-lis and sweeping borders, raised reinforced area on sides of action, contrasting dark brown wood forend tip with "V" shaped inlet seam. Action shows filler screws atop action where drilled & tapped. Bore is very good bright and shiny. Retains 95% blue with handling marks, barrel is matte finished, other parts polished blue. Wood is in excellent condition. Stock is attributed to "Wheeler". Rifle believed built by Mews circa 1971, using parts he took with him when he moved to work at Weatherby. Condition is NRA Excellent
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