Bicentennial 30 06 Rifle

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12 August 2019, 10:51

Roger Vardy

Bicentennial 30 06 Rifle

Custom built one of a kind detachable scope mount system for Bicentennial 30 06 Rifle.

Scope Mounted on Rifle.

Lever Release.

Scope Removed.

Close up on Ring System for Mounting.

Inserts for Scope base.

Inserts fitted to base mounts.

Top view of Inserts and rifle.

Engraving of Kookaburra.

Engraving of Koala.

12 August 2019, 14:52

Stu C

Roger, That's a lovely piece, especially looking at it as an expat Aussie.

I've heard of Connolly, but do you know anything of J Wilkins?

cheers
stu

12 August 2019, 15:31

bwanamrm

Wow, the engraving on that piece is first rate...

On the plains of hesitation lie the bleached bones of ten thousand, who on the dawn of victory lay down their weary heads resting, and there resting, died.

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch...
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son!
- Rudyard Kipling

Life grows grim without senseless indulgence.

12 August 2019, 17:12

butchlambert

quote:
Originally posted by bwanamrm:
Wow, the engraving on that piece is first rate...

Hey Roger! That is a beautiful rifle. Let us see the wood.

14 August 2019, 03:52

Duane Wiebe (CG&R)

I respect imaginative stuff...The mount...really "Outside the box"

Life itself is a gift. Live it up if you can.

02 September 2019, 03:04

Buglemintoday

unbelievable..that is a museum quality piece!!!

"Let me start off with two words: Made in America"

Never mistake motion for action.

02 September 2019, 23:28

surefire7

Wow! Now that is amazing engraving work, and gunsmithing as well. Congrats to you, and to the artists!

23 October 2019, 09:52

Roger Vardy

quote:
Originally posted by Stu C:
Roger, That's a lovely piece, especially looking at it as an expat Aussie.

I've heard of Connolly, but do you know anything of J Wilkins?

cheers
stu

Jeff Wilkins was a close friend of mine for 20 years, he worked with me on a number of projects.

23 October 2019, 09:58

Roger Vardy

Butch, here are some photos focusing on the stock of the rifle and close ups of the engravings.

Duane, I think there might be a rifle somewhere underneath all this engraving. Hard to tell.

23 October 2019, 18:29

squeezenhope

Like the absence of a forearm tip. Took many years to come to that view.

23 October 2019, 21:22

Duane Wiebe (CG&R)

Roger....where do you buy that kind of wood?....(Grin)