Here are some pics of a great little rifle. According to the Army & Navy records the gun was originally purchased by the Admiralty in 1917 for £38.10.00 and purchased by me in 2007 for just a little more.

Beautiful rifle indeed.
As classic as a true british Dr can become in its simple lines.

Thanks for sharing

Webley PHV-1 Model. I have notes somewhere on another just like it also sold to the Admiralty. Excellent rifles.
-------------------------------------
"Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder."

Don't you just sometimes wish you could take her outside by the fire at home after pouring yourself a nice smooth drink and just let her chat away about all the times and places.......

Nice purchase....she's a sweet piece of iron.

Gary
DRSS
NRA Lifer
SCI
DSC

Yeah, too cute.

Ya gotta love these things...

What's it weigh?

How long are the barrels and LOP?

Enjoy it immensely, you and your family!

If I was picking a Double Rifle to actually hunt elephants with, I would pick a Webley actioned Army & Navy over ANY Westley and Richards or Holland & Holland.

The only Double Rifle I like better is a Leonard built double, whether made for Jeffery Hollis or Edwinson Green & Sons.

400Nitro can expand on the specific facts.

The Doubles Webley build for the trade are some of the best.

Unusual fiddleback in the stock for an A&N...very nice.

Was it restocked? The pictures sure look like Claro to me! Beautiful rifle, I have a couple of A&N bolt guns and SxS's.

Very nice! I love the way the PHV-1 actions are shaped, fences are kind of oblong.

Ed

Beautiful rifle, one of my favorite Brit DR's

quote:

Was it restocked? The pictures sure look like Claro to me!

I don't think so. Looks original. One of mine from '14 is very similar, and is definitely original.

quote:

I love the way the PHV-1 actions are shaped, fences are kind of oblong.

Yes, some of them were oblong. These were handmade though, and the fences were what the customer ordered. Actually quite a bit of variation in them. Mine has a beaded ball fence.
------------------------------------
"Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder."

Very nice find!
I had a A&N 450/400NE 3" just like that one, and I wish I had it back.

Beautiful gun!

Here's another .470 PHV-1 retailed by Holland & Holland

http://www.christies.com/LotFi...bjectID=1447628&sid=

Another in .360 No. 2 for Manton of Calcutta

http://www.pugsguns.com/findItem.action?id=1741

Here's one for William Evans. Notice the beaded, standard ball fence.

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas...sp?hierarchyId=10473

Here's Philip Percival's pair of Lang .450 No. 2s

http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin...918&iSaleSectionNo=1
----------------------------------
"Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder."

Who restocked it?

quote:

Originally posted by BigFiveJack:

What's it weigh?

How long are the barrels and LOP?

It weighs 10.8 lbs, barrels are 25" and lop is 14.5"

quote:

Originally posted by jvw375:
Who restocked it?

I don't have any info about it being restocked. As far as I know it is orignal but I would not bet the rifle on it.

On second thought, it has. Finally dawned on me that the pattern is wrong and has no mullered border.

Thunderstick, if you don't mind my asking, what is the number (this won't be the same as the A&N serial number) on the left side of the fore-end loop (the fore-end hanger soldered onto the bottom of the barrels, directly under the left barrel)? The same number may also be stamped on top of the screw-grip fore-end lever (rotate it out to the side and look on top). Since the rifle is from 1917, I'm guessing it's in the 13,4XX range? I research these, and am just curious.
--------------------------------------
"Serious rifles have two barrels, everything else just burns gunpowder."

Very nice rifle. Congrats.