George Gibbs, Bristol Gibbs Metford Farquharson Single Shot Match Rifle .461 Gibbs No.2
| 36″ tapered round barrel with Metford's gain-twist rounded-land rifling, a |
| projection extending over the breech block when in the closed position to |
| make a better seal, and front sight mounting block 2″ back from muzzle, |
| engraved: Metford’s Patent, 708. George Gibbs, 29, Corn Street, Bristol. |
| Birmingham proofs on left rear. Fully figured Circassian walnut stock with |
| horn-forend-tipped key-fastened splinter forend, classic point-pattern |
| checkering with mullered borders, flat sidepanels fore and aft the action, |
| horn-capped pistol grip, vacant silver initial oval, and smooth casehardened |
| steel buttplate. Beautifully polished and filed casehardened action, with |
| rear-mounted pivoting-lever safety on right, stamped: Farquharson’s Patent |
| / 93 on right and engraved: George Gibbs / Bristol on left. Long-range |
| vernier target sight mounting to rear tang. Pull: 14-1/8″. Weight: 9lbs, 13oz. |
| Built ca 1877. Excellent condition, retaining 90% original lustrous barrel blue, |
| 95% casehardening color on action and 80% casehardening on buttplate. |
| Excellent bore; bright and shiny; nearly perfect. Action is crisp. Safety |
| works. Possibly the finest Gibbs long range rifle in existence. With black |
| leather sight case embossed in gold: Metford Rifle Sights / G. Gibbs, Bristol, |
| containing the vernier staff stamped: George Gibbs Bristol and 92 with inset |
| platinum side engraved in degrees of elevation, for sighting radius of 38.7″, |
| the correct radius for this rifle, a 1.2″ diameter eye cup, a screw adjustable |
| front sight with platinum vernier, taking one of eight interchangeable front |
| sight apertures. In original, unlined, compartmented, oak case with |
| reinforcing brass straps at corners and pre-1880 paper “George Gibbs” label |
| inside lid. |
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