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<blockquote data-quote="TheDoubleD" data-source="post: 3441345" data-attributes="member: 43754"><p>Thanks Garrett, it is a pretty cool gun. Loaded with history also. Sold by W. Rawbone in Cape Town during the golden age of Safari's 1890's. Rawbone outfitted many of the famous Explorers and safari's of the period. They were appointed gunmakers to the Duke of Edinburgh. </p><p></p><p>This gun itself is from very early in the development of the .303 cartridge. </p><p></p><p>The British developed the .303 from the Swiss Rubin cartridge for use with smokeless powder for their new Lee Enfield (Long Lee Enfield). The first LE's had Metford rifling. The British learned that the cordite powder they used eroded the Metford rifle very quickly and fix was needed. As an interim measure Britain loaded the .303 with black powder. They changed the rifling to what was called Enfield rifling, which looks like modern lands and groove rifling. The Metford rifling was a carry over from late developments in trying to control fouling in black powder. </p><p></p><p>This rifle has Metford rifling-an early polygonal rifling. Because of the erosive effects of cordite it is hard to find early .303 with a good bore and especially hard to find one with Metford rifling. This one looks pretty good. I will find out tomorrow on the range.</p><p></p><p>Rifleite was a smokeless powder that did not contain nitroglycerine and was made from 1890 to about 1900. This was the era of development of smokeless powder. Riflelite worked fine in 70 degree England and blew guns up in 100 degree weather in India.</p><p></p><p>While I enjoy getting a new gun every once in awhile-I do like my Glocks-Guns like this old gun speak to me. They have a history. Those of us who collect these old guns often, say "if only this gun could talk." This one is screaming!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheDoubleD, post: 3441345, member: 43754"] Thanks Garrett, it is a pretty cool gun. Loaded with history also. Sold by W. Rawbone in Cape Town during the golden age of Safari's 1890's. Rawbone outfitted many of the famous Explorers and safari's of the period. They were appointed gunmakers to the Duke of Edinburgh. This gun itself is from very early in the development of the .303 cartridge. The British developed the .303 from the Swiss Rubin cartridge for use with smokeless powder for their new Lee Enfield (Long Lee Enfield). The first LE's had Metford rifling. The British learned that the cordite powder they used eroded the Metford rifle very quickly and fix was needed. As an interim measure Britain loaded the .303 with black powder. They changed the rifling to what was called Enfield rifling, which looks like modern lands and groove rifling. The Metford rifling was a carry over from late developments in trying to control fouling in black powder. This rifle has Metford rifling-an early polygonal rifling. Because of the erosive effects of cordite it is hard to find early .303 with a good bore and especially hard to find one with Metford rifling. This one looks pretty good. I will find out tomorrow on the range. Rifleite was a smokeless powder that did not contain nitroglycerine and was made from 1890 to about 1900. This was the era of development of smokeless powder. Riflelite worked fine in 70 degree England and blew guns up in 100 degree weather in India. While I enjoy getting a new gun every once in awhile-I do like my Glocks-Guns like this old gun speak to me. They have a history. Those of us who collect these old guns often, say "if only this gun could talk." This one is screaming! [/QUOTE]
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