A very unique Parker Hale rifle chambered in .275 Rigby / 7x57mm
During the Paul Roberts era at Rigby, the company sold around ten rifles made by Parker Hale and modified them to be sold as ‘Finished by John Rigby & Co. London’ - this is one of that 10.
Rigby took a standard Parker Hale model, which was a Mauser action, with a walnut stock. They re-shaped the stock to more closely resemble a Rigby and removed the iron sights. They then fitted ‘scope mounts and a ‘scope, regulated the rifle to shoot to 1/2” at 100 yards with either 173 grain or 140 grain cartridges, if it was a .7x57, which most were. At least one .308 was also made and sold.
The modified stock was then chequered with Rigby pattern panels and hand oil-finished, and the barrel and action best blacked.
Some pins and screws were replaced with better quality, better finished and engraved versions. The Magazine floor plate was engraved ‘Finished by John Rigby & Co. London’.
This rifle has had very minimal use and the bore is in excellent condition. The chequering is as sharp now as the day it was first done. To ensure the finish on this rifle was flawless, we have refurbished the stock giving it a traditional hand oil finish and all metal has been re blacked to a high gloss Best London finish. It is in pristine FIRST CLASS condition.
