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Joe Do... Oldtimer ASSRA Board Member ASSRA Journal Editor Offline Posts: 583 Location: 'burbs of Chicago Joined: May 19^th, 2012	Early Ballard No. 6-1/2 Rigby Sep 4^th, 2016 at 8:18pm	Print Post
	I was taking photos of a few things and thought I'd share a few of my Ballard No.6-1/2 Rigby rifle. I have a J.D. Wilkinson powder measure, re- de-capper, bullet seater and bullet mould. The tools are not original to the rifle and were collected over time. The photos are a bit dark ...


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Joe Do... Oldtimer ASSRA Board Member ASSRA Journal Editor Offline Posts: 583 Location: 'burbs of Chicago Joined: May 19^th, 2012	Re: Early Ballard No. 6-1/2 Rigby Reply #1 - Sep 4^th, 2016 at 8:18pm	Print Post
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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15994 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Early Ballard No. 6-1/2 Rigby Reply #2 - Sep 4^th, 2016 at 10:09pm	Print Post
	Wow! Love all the Rigby Ballards, but that first model with straight grip stock is a rare one indeed! I have a very similar mold, but mine is marked on the sprue plate instead of the handle. I still haven't been fortunate enough to locate a Ballard ball seater! Thanks for posting the pictures Joe!

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powderman Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 330 Location: British Columbia Joined: Feb 26^th, 2005	Re: Early Ballard No. 6-1/2 Rigby Reply #3 - Sep 5^th, 2016 at 1:57pm	Print Post
	Very nice rifle. Thanks for sharing. It appears to have been engraved by a different engraver than what is seen on the later 6 1/2s. Regards, Powderman


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 15994 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Early Ballard No. 6-1/2 Rigby Reply #4 - Sep 5^th, 2016 at 7:05pm	Print Post
	powderman wrote on Sep 5^th, 2016 at 1:57pm: Very nice rifle. Thanks for sharing. It appears to have been engraved by a different engraver than what is seen on the later 6 1/2s. Regards, Powderman Looks like Nimschke scroll work. Later engraved Ballards were done by Ulrich.

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