Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield was appointed Lord of the Bedchamber to Edward, Prince of Wales (to become King Edward VII), to whom he was a close friend. Lord of the bedchamber??? Is that for real??? He later was chief of staff to the Prince of Wales during the Prince's expedition to India in 1875–1876. The 3-feather insignia of the Prince of Wales is engraved between the hammers of the rifle. The inscription on the rib helps us to place the year of manufacture to 1873 or 1874, so the rifle was no doubt ordered for this trip. The Oval is engraved with the family crest and motto.

*Lord of the Bedchamber is an ancient appointment to the Monarch, basically in modern speak, he would be a confidante of the Monarch , A trusted friend, and his role originally was to help dress the Monarch, guarding access to his bedchamber ,generally waiting on him. The main role was to be a friend. Lord Suffield was Master of the Robes at the coronation of Edward V11 in 1902. He married firstly Cecilia Annetta Baring (of the banking family) in 1854. in 1911 following her death he married again. He owned 12000 acres in Norfolk (Gunton Park). Lord Suffield 5th Baron died in 1914 The family crest was a shield with ermine crown on top and the family motto was Aequanimiter ..obviously Latin …for "Even Minded" The bores are extremely good (excellent) with very strong rifling. Some pitting around the breach and extractor. The wide rear V-notch sight is inlaid with a platinum pointer. Along with the expected stocking safeties there is an unusual lever safety which locks the trigger. We haven't seen this before.

The gun has had some stock work done over the years. There is a rather obvious but vintage and effective stock repair to a very old split in front of the sling swivel. The leather cheek piece could very well be original. The vintage horn and Silvers recoil pad may one day require some more attention.

The case itself retains its original case label, charge label, and contains an excellent array of tools and accessories including the proper bullet mold. These also include a chamber brush and oil bottle by Hawksley, a priming tool by W. Bartram, and powder measure among others.

A fine piece of British history that would make an excellent addition to any collection.

*The Lord of the bedchamber is a very old title first used in 1718. This involved assisting the monarch in dressing, waiting on him while he ate, and guarding access to his bed chamber. Holders of this position were considered to be extremely close and trusted confidants. In the later 1800s this position evolved to mean more as the position evolved to become quite powerful.

Made May 13 1896 for R. P. Harker Class C Lefaucheux (probably lever-over-guard) "double grip pistol hand back work double rifle rebounding locks" .450 (case length not specified) Marked 450EX on barrel flat

Very nice bores on this classic Rigby double

I tend to have a prejudice towards English and European bolt rifles but the G&H rifles I certainly make an exception.

Tilden safety

Tally rings and bases

Folding rear sights

The bore is what we call excellent as it is bright and clean with sharp rifling.

This gun is in very nice condition with much original case color remaining. I am told you can shoot shot out of the rifled barrel also so can still be used as a double barrel shotgun.

This one has a straight hand stock, a 24inch barrel and 3 rear leaf sights ranged for 25, 100 and 200 yards. It retains intact the original butt plate with BSA crossed guns motif. We believe that a serial number in the 59000s dates from 1939.

Martini actions are great fun to shoot, and in .22 it's an inexpensive introduction.

I know I listed this a few weeks ago but realized we had more pictures to share of the gun broken down. It is fun because with one screw the barrel comes off and the other screw the whole trigger group drops out for cleaning . A very slick design. A few minutes ago, (we are lucky to be rural) I took the gun out and shot it and it performed perfectly and appeared very accurate.

17HMR is a great fast caliber for taking small game at ranges longer than you would stretch your .22

*The trigger pull is very light. We can adjust that for you if you'd prefer it more regular.