Deny Finch Hatton rifle

[Altitude sickness]

Did the Finch Hatton rifle sell at the Rock Island auction this weekend ?

 

[rwp315]

I was able to hold that rifle at H&H in London about 2006 or so. Great history and privileged to experience it.

 

[D.M.V]

Any news on this. A brief promotion video popped up in my YouTube feed about a scoped styer that hatton had received looked really interesting

 

[baxterb]

I was able to hold that rifle at H&H in London about 2006 or so. Great history and privileged to experience it.

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Eesch! I can’t believe I missed that the rifle was given to Bror then passed on to Jock. I missed the Blixen handover completely. That rifle is simply the tops for a classic double in my books, and especially the finch hatton connection. It’s interesting that the rifle was rebarrled to 450. Sara Wheeler in her book incorrectly states it started life as a 450. No.2. I’d love to spend a few moments with that rifle. I was able to handle Tony Seth-Smiths Rigby 450 and what a special thing THAT was!

 

[rwp315]

Eesch! I can’t believe I missed that the rifle was given to Bror then passed on to Jock. I missed the Blixen handover completely. That rifle is simply the tops for a classic double in my books, and especially the finch hatton connection. It’s interesting that the rifle was rebarrled to 450. Sara Wheeler in her book incorrectly states it started life as a 450. No.2. I’d love to spend a few moments with that rifle. I was able to handle Tony Seth-Smiths Rigby 450 and what a special thing THAT was!

Not familiar with Sara Wheeler. Which book?

Thanks

 

[zephyr]

Gotta love a Back Action Side Lock

 

[jpr9954]

Did the Finch Hatton rifle sell at the Rock Island auction this weekend ?

If you are speaking of the Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1905 attributed to him, it realized $41,125.

https://www.rockislandauction.com/d...auer-m1905-rifle-attributed-to-denys-f-hatton

 

[D.M.V]

If you are speaking of the Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1905 attributed to him, it realized $41,125.

https://www.rockislandauction.com/d...auer-m1905-rifle-attributed-to-denys-f-hatton

Holy cow. Outa my price range. But congrats to the new owner.

 

[baxterb]

Not familiar with Sara Wheeler. Which book?

Thanks

Too close to the Sun. Not a bad book, but she pulls too freely from other texts at times. Here is the section on the rifle. I have no idea where she got the info, as it’s not sourced and I thought I had read damn near everything about DFH.

 

[rwp315]

Too close to the Sun. Not a bad book, but she pulls too freely from other texts at times. Here is the section on the rifle. I have no idea where she got the info, as it’s not sourced and I thought I had read damn near everything about DFH.

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Thank you!