This fine double big game rifle was built in circa 1925, pushing it far into the hammerless era. With blued barrels respectively signed “WEBLEY & SCOTT LTD. 55, VICTORIA STREET, LONDON. S.W.1.” and engraved “.500 BORE, 3” CASE. 80. GRS. CORDITE, 570. GRN. S.N.S.P. BULLET”, each breech end engraved with double border lines. Sunken concave rib with partially file cut matted ramp mounted bead front sight with flip-up moon-sight, and file cut matted quarter rib with dovetailed rear express sight of one standing notch sight, two folding notch leaf sights and folding ladder sight all with platinum inlaid center lines and graduated to 1000 yards. Casehardened treble grip action, carved percussion fences, removable blued rectangular firing pin bushing block, blued toplever, casehardened trigger plate with blued triggers, and blued trigger guard. Back action rebounding locks each signed “WEBLEY & SCOTT LTD.” Furniture comprising a casehardened pistol grip cap and blued buttplate. The whole engraved with double border lines and rosettes to the screwheads. The underside of the barrels and water table struck with London nitro proof marks. Well figured 14 1/2 inch walnut pistol grip stock with checkered grip and forearm, the latter with lever fastener. The underside of the butt with blank silver oval initial escutcheon and blued sling swivel, a corresponding sling swivel is fitted beneath the barrels. Weight 12 lbs. 11 oz. Provenance: The Malcolm King Collection

This rifle is in excellent little used condition. The barrels retain 95% reblued finish, with sharp engraved details and crisp file cutting to the quarter rib and front sight ramp with some pitting at the rear and underneath the forend. Action retains 80% original slightly faded casehardened finish. Furniture retains nearly all of the reblued finish. Stock with scattered occasional slight age related storage and handling blemishes, crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent.