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A Man of Wealth and Taste
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Out there somewhere beyond the doors of perception
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Hey JM didn't I say that about 45/70 ammo in this thread a few posts ago...Hmmm maybe I'm slippin or somethin...
Gibbs Rifles now make the Whitworth rifle using from what I understand are English Parker Hale barrels and assembling them in Italy....They still use the Hexagon bores....the moulds are available from Lyman the last I checked. These rifles are not the same quality as the orginal ones from Parker Hale...made in the late 1970's and early 1980's...3 digit serial numbers seem to be more desirable...maybe they had closer tolerances?
The Whitworth was developed by a British Officer by the name of Joesph Whitworth in 1855. It was primarily used as a 1000 Yd Target Rifle with GREAT success. During the 2nd American Revolution in the 1860's the South used the Whitworth as a Sniper Rifle to Great success. Whitworths used as such command large preimums... a good Whithworth used in the CW can go for 9K to 15K... A well known Antique Gun Dealer has a English Target model for 14K and a set of Sights for $6500.
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