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Re: Whitworth Target Rifle
Reply #15 - Feb 5th, 2020 at 4:54am
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oneatatime wrote on Feb 4th, 2020 at 5:41pm:
Charle, I have a copy of The Target Rifle in Australia 1860-1900 by J.E. Corcoran and it is amazing to read about all the fine target rifles that ended up over there. I found the Webley Wyley ratchet rifled match rifle especially interesting. I can highly recommend this book to those interested in fine target rifles rarely encountered here.


Yes it is a great book and over the last 3 or 4 decades my old dad owned a number of rifles featured in that book, including a Webley Wyley. Wish I knew where it was now!

Attach is a slightly of topic picture for this forum, but it is featured in the book you mention and goes nicely with the Whitworth and another local presentation 1860 Tower musket That I am now fortunate to have.
  
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Re: Whitworth Target Rifle
Reply #16 - Feb 5th, 2020 at 10:34am
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I can't make out the inscription on the presentation plate? Could you tell me what it says?
  
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Re: Whitworth Target Rifle
Reply #17 - Feb 6th, 2020 at 4:53am
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marlinguy wrote on Feb 5th, 2020 at 10:34am:
I can't make out the inscription on the presentation plate? Could you tell me what it says?


"Presented to Ensign Earles by the Members of the 38th Middlesex RV (Artists) in g
Grateful Remembrance of the many services rendered by him to the Corps March 1864"
  
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Re: Whitworth Target Rifle
Reply #18 - Feb 22nd, 2020 at 6:18am
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A nice early full match rifle. Good to see it still appears to have it's orignal sights. I note a couple of posts make reference to the Civil War - although this rifles isn't of the form exported and used by Sharpshooters. In the Whitworth Research Project we have approaching 700 Whitworth rifles recorded now - I'd love to check serial number and ensure that it is documented. [PM sent]

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Re: Whitworth Target Rifle
Reply #19 - Feb 25th, 2020 at 12:29am
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very nice
  
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