Then again, maybe I am putting words in Jims mouth since the description reads “as pictured on Page…”. Yeah he got the page wrong but maybe he wasnt claiming this PARTICULAR GUN  was in the book but one just like it so a buyer could see there were other oddballs just like it. The guy that bought it isnt a beginner and examined it before purchase.

bobw wrote on Jan 26^th, 2025 at 11:45am:


Thanks Bob.
John's book doesn't show but three #6 1/2 plain offhand rifles, and only one straight grip Rigby. Both the plain, and Rigby in early straight stock are some of the rarest variations Marlin ever made. They are actually a pistol grip receiver, but have the straight grip stocks. Later #6 1/2 Rigbys were the same action, but had the pistol grip stocks, and a loop lever. I've never seen a first style ever with set triggers, as all were single triggers. Later pistol grip were almost all single triggers, but I have seen a couple with set triggers. My Rigby has set triggers, and all matching numbers. John told me to always check breech blocks for matching serial numbers on any Rigby with set triggers as he sees most have had breech blocks swapped into them if they are DST. By chance my Rigby is also one of those rare ones with a 3 line address also that you usually only see on cast receivers, but it's in a range that John mentions he saw Rigbys with 3 line addresses.