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Picked one up that appears unfired. Sweet rifle not sure I would want to shoot it. Dam that would hurt the shoulder.
Any info or links you can suggest for information?

Have not found very much at a all. Not even one for sale. I think that P webley did mostly shotguns.

Thanks on advance

here are the pics.
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I can't say I'd be of any help but I'm sure some pictures could bring some responses from others here. I'll take it off your hands for the cost of shipping ;)
 
scjordan said:
Picked one up that appears unfired. Sweet rifle not sre I would want to shoot it. Dam that would hurt the shoulder.
Any info or links you can suggest for information?

Have not found very much at a all. Not even one for sale. I think that P webley did mostly shotguns.

Thanks on advance
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son..... you need to grow a pair....... shooting that thing would be my first border of business....... they aren't made to look at.....
 
Is it an under lever? Most BPEs were, although not all. The recoil is very moderate as the muzzle velocity was around 1300 fps and they would not hold as much powder as a 58 cal muzzle loader.
 
Came up with this...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.577_Black_Powder_Express

Came in three different lengths, which I'm thinking shouldn't be hard to sort out.

Good advice above...don't be running .577 Nitro Express through it, at least not unless a very competent gunsmith tells you otherwise!

If it's never been shot, and it has some collector value, the first one you run down the barrel could very well cut the rifle's value in half. Before firing it, assuming you ever find ammo for it, I'd be checking out the value of the rifle. You never know what you might have come onto. Some of those vintage British doubles by notable makers can be worth more than a handful of money.
 
As others have pointed out, this will in all likelihood be a black powder express, not a nitro. These were considered medium bores back in black powder era, while the true large bores were 8- and 4-bores. If you don't already, you'll likely have to take up handloading and probably bullet casting if you ever want to fire it. Case length could be either 2 3/4" or 3", and bullet weight could range from 520-610grs.

Look for indications that it's been refinished. I find it improbable that it's survived from the 1880's till now without being fired.

Quite a score in any case.
 
9.3mauser said:
Look for indications that it's been refinished. I find it improbable that it's survived from the 1880's till now without being fired.
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That would be my thought as well. Almost impossible that a firearm from the late 1800s made it to today unfired.

I'd hunt it. There's no reason not to. Nice bait thread though... "I bought this but I don't think I'll use it so I guess I'll sell it".
 
A vintage British double rifle in unfired condition would have a value not unlike that of a small car, judging from what I have observed in "The Double Gun Journal".
 
I'd give benefit of the doubt on the greed one in this instance. It's not like it's BAR or some other relatively run of the mill gun. Seems like a cool find and he is sharing with us. If there ends up being a link to the EE well...... I'll keep my mouth shut next time.

Fuzzy
 
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