Webley RIC .450cal: Any info would be great!

DavidJayUden · 10-16-2013, 11:21 AM

I still have an Army & Navy .450 Nitro double rifle. It is built on a standard action, perfect in every way, but lacking a bit of the engraving commonly seen on these rifles. I even have the "import license" paperwork when the Brit. soldier took it and exactly 21 rounds of Kynoch ammo. into Kenya in 1928. Many years later a writer nemed Howard French featured this exact rifle in the 1989 Gun Digest article, "Double Rifles Had Glamour".
Anyway, Army & Navy arms were certainly high quality, generally made by the big gunmakers and branded for A&N distribution.
dju

Shadowsix · 10-17-2013, 11:37 AM

Thanks DavidJayUden & singleshotman!

Singleshotman that was excellent advice to try the Brittish Militaria Forums. I made a post there in their Brittish handgun section and someone was able to tell me what C.S.L. stands for which goes with the store name: "Army & Navy Co-operative Society Limited"

Hopefully someone will be able to tell me when it was made. I know Webley started making the RIC in 1868 and continued through the 1880's but it would be nice to know at least an approximate year.

10-16-2013, 11:21 AM	#1
DavidJayUden Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,047 Thanks: 578 Thanked 1,414 Times in 887 Posts	I still have an Army & Navy .450 Nitro double rifle. It is built on a standard action, perfect in every way, but lacking a bit of the engraving commonly seen on these rifles. I even have the "import license" paperwork when the Brit. soldier took it and exactly 21 rounds of Kynoch ammo. into Kenya in 1928. Many years later a writer nemed Howard French featured this exact rifle in the 1989 Gun Digest article, "Double Rifles Had Glamour". Anyway, Army & Navy arms were certainly high quality, generally made by the big gunmakers and branded for A&N distribution. dju

10-17-2013, 11:37 AM	#2
Shadowsix User Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 106 Thanks: 56 Thanked 26 Times in 18 Posts	Thanks DavidJayUden & singleshotman! Singleshotman that was excellent advice to try the Brittish Militaria Forums. I made a post there in their Brittish handgun section and someone was able to tell me what C.S.L. stands for which goes with the store name: "Army & Navy Co-operative Society Limited" Hopefully someone will be able to tell me when it was made. I know Webley started making the RIC in 1868 and continued through the 1880's but it would be nice to know at least an approximate year.