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Hank12
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Westley Richards takedown 45/70
Jul 17th, 2012 at 10:25pm
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This is as small as photobucket will allow but is it small e (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)nough to post? Well, by golly, it posted. I've had this rifle since about 1966. A screw on the right side allows the barrel to be screwed out although I don't believe I've ever had occasion to remove it. Has 3 leaf sight, 100-200-300. Shoots well but kicks a little with heavy loads, only weights 6.5 lbs. Have some more pics if anyone is interested. H12
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Reply #1 - Jul 18th, 2012 at 12:24am
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More pics? you bet!  Smiley
  
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Reply #2 - Jul 18th, 2012 at 11:25am
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L (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links)eft side of action
  
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Reply #3 - Jul 18th, 2012 at 11:27am
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right side of action
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Reply #4 - Jul 18th, 2012 at 11:30am
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TG and lever
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Reply #5 - Jul 18th, 2012 at 11:33am
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Case color although gone from the outside of lever is still bright on inside
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Reply #6 - Jul 19th, 2012 at 12:17am
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I like. Thanks for sharing. Frank
  
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Reply #7 - Jul 19th, 2012 at 3:20am
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Very, Very nice, Hank12. 
Beautiful mate.  Cool
  
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Reply #8 - Aug 4th, 2012 at 11:22pm
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Any Idea who built it or what it started life as?  Beautiful gun.
  
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Reply #9 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 12:55pm
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I bought the action and buttstock in the 1960s.  It had an extractor for a rimless cartridge, 30/06 size. 
That made me think that it might have been 275 rimless (7x57) but that's just a guess. I added the recoil pad and everything forward of the action. I cut the 3 leaf sight for
300 gr. cast at 1800, shoots very well
I assume the action was made by Wesley Richards.
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Reply #10 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 2:44pm
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Most likely not made by Westley Richards, they were primarily a retailer and distributor of these type guns.  

Not sure who actually made the action, it has the lines of later Breandlin-Greener made actions. Look around on the gun for small marks that might ID the maker.  A good many of thes type actions were made with no identifying marks

I would like to see the extractor system if you could post pictures.  That should be interesting.

The Only early rimless extractor system for these gun in the golden age of these guns are the Peabody-Martini's converted by Styer to 7.65 Turkish (7.65 Argentine)  I have not seen any commercial Martini's in original configuration in a rimless chambering.  What that means is that  I haven't seen...it doesn't mean they didn't exist.  

Who did the engraving?   


This is a nice looking rifle, congratulations on a very tasteful and well done builld!!!

  
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Reply #11 - Aug 6th, 2012 at 9:18pm
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DD, here's a pic of the extractor, pretty simple, spring loaded piece held in by 2 screws, believe it's original to the gun. The engraving was there when I got it, as well as it's done, I believe that it was done by Wesley Richards.
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Reply #12 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 12:33am
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Another view of extractor.
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Reply #13 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 3:17pm
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To my eye the engraving looks American, very good American.

Very simple extractor.

I like this gun!!!
  
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Re: Westley Richards takedown 45/70
Reply #14 - Aug 7th, 2012 at 10:13pm
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Hmmm...is this where Bob Snapp got his inspiration for his rimless small action extractor?

David
  
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