Post by Hardrada55 on Aug 26, 2010 16:24:54 GMT -5
I found a list of guns used by a hunting party of the Prince of Wales in India in 1921. Thought it was mildly interesting because of reference to two of our favorite firearms. Apparently the "Royals" were intrigued with the Remington Autoloader and took it "shooting". Imagine some guy in a sun helmet standing in a howdah with a Remington Model 8! I'd sure wish they published the serial numbers of those rifles. I can imagine that the reference to the ".370 Remington Automatic" was actually meant to read ".320".
Rifles :
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., M.C.
1. One '400 bore express double-barrel rifle, No. 21906, by J.
Purdey & Sons, London. Barrels made of Sir Joseph Whitworth's
fluid-pressed steel, taking 47 grains low-pressure cordite and 230 grains bullet.
2. One '400 bore express double-barrel rifle, by J. Purdey &
Sons, London, taking 3 inch case, 47 grains low-pressure cordite,
and 230 grains nickel base bullet.
3. One "280 bore single-barrel high- velocity magazine rifle, by
Chas. Lancaster, No. 13097, taking 52 grains powder and 160 grains hollow bullet.
4. One '450 bore rifle, supplied by H.H. the Maharana of
Udaipur.
5. One '470 bore rifle, supplied by H.H. the Maharana of
Udaipur.
Sir Lionel Halsey
1. One double-barrelled 400-360, by E. J. Churchill.
2. One '256 Mannlicher.
Colonel Worgan
1. One Westley Richards '470 high-velocity double-barrelled, for
big game.
2. One '370 Remington automatic, for small game.
Lieut.-Colonel F. O'Kinealy
1. High velocity '470 cordite, by Manton, of Calcutta.
Sir Godfrey Thomas , Barf.
1. One '450 bore rifle, by George Gibbs.
2. One '280 bore Ross single-barrel magazine rifle. Property
of Lieut.-Colonel R. D. Waterhouse, C.B., C.M.G., Buckingham
Palace.
Captain Dudley North
1. One '470 bore double-barrel rifle, by Gibbs. (This rifle was used
by H.R.H. when he shot his rhino.)
The Honble. Bruce Ogilvy
1. One '470 double-barrel high velocity rifle, by Rigby. Property
of H. H. the Maharana of Udaipur.
2. One '286 bore Mannlicher magazine rifle, for chinkara, &c.
Colonel Harvey
1. One '450 H. V. Rigby.
2. One '375 H, V. Cogswell and Harrison, both double-barrelled.
Captain F. S. Poynder
1 . One '470 bore double-barrel high- velocity rifle, by Chas. Boswell, charge 75 grains axite and 500 grains bullet. "This was a
first- class all-around weapon which could not be bettered."
2. One ‘350 bore single-barrel automatic rifle, by Remington
Arms Company, firing 200 grains bullet. Little used on this tour,
but an efficient light rifle. Not recommended for normal all-round
use, owing to delicate mechanism being likely to jam under un-
favourable conditions of sand, &c.
Captain Poynder could not speak too highly of No. 1. He shot a
tiger and an elephant each with one shot, killing them instantly. It
is very powerful, not too heavy to be portable, and hits like a sledge
hammer.
Captain E. D. Metcalfe
1. One ‘450 bore Express rifle.
Lord Louis Mountbatten
1 One '450-'400 bore double-barrel high-velocity rifle, by Watson
Brothers. For tiger and rhino.
2. One '375 bore rifle by Watson Brothers. For buck and
gazelle.
Mr. H. A. Metcalfe
1. One "475 rifle, by W. J. Jeffrey, London.
Rifles :
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, K.G., M.C.
1. One '400 bore express double-barrel rifle, No. 21906, by J.
Purdey & Sons, London. Barrels made of Sir Joseph Whitworth's
fluid-pressed steel, taking 47 grains low-pressure cordite and 230 grains bullet.
2. One '400 bore express double-barrel rifle, by J. Purdey &
Sons, London, taking 3 inch case, 47 grains low-pressure cordite,
and 230 grains nickel base bullet.
3. One "280 bore single-barrel high- velocity magazine rifle, by
Chas. Lancaster, No. 13097, taking 52 grains powder and 160 grains hollow bullet.
4. One '450 bore rifle, supplied by H.H. the Maharana of
Udaipur.
5. One '470 bore rifle, supplied by H.H. the Maharana of
Udaipur.
Sir Lionel Halsey
1. One double-barrelled 400-360, by E. J. Churchill.
2. One '256 Mannlicher.
Colonel Worgan
1. One Westley Richards '470 high-velocity double-barrelled, for
big game.
2. One '370 Remington automatic, for small game.
Lieut.-Colonel F. O'Kinealy
1. High velocity '470 cordite, by Manton, of Calcutta.
Sir Godfrey Thomas , Barf.
1. One '450 bore rifle, by George Gibbs.
2. One '280 bore Ross single-barrel magazine rifle. Property
of Lieut.-Colonel R. D. Waterhouse, C.B., C.M.G., Buckingham
Palace.
Captain Dudley North
1. One '470 bore double-barrel rifle, by Gibbs. (This rifle was used
by H.R.H. when he shot his rhino.)
The Honble. Bruce Ogilvy
1. One '470 double-barrel high velocity rifle, by Rigby. Property
of H. H. the Maharana of Udaipur.
2. One '286 bore Mannlicher magazine rifle, for chinkara, &c.
Colonel Harvey
1. One '450 H. V. Rigby.
2. One '375 H, V. Cogswell and Harrison, both double-barrelled.
Captain F. S. Poynder
1 . One '470 bore double-barrel high- velocity rifle, by Chas. Boswell, charge 75 grains axite and 500 grains bullet. "This was a
first- class all-around weapon which could not be bettered."
2. One ‘350 bore single-barrel automatic rifle, by Remington
Arms Company, firing 200 grains bullet. Little used on this tour,
but an efficient light rifle. Not recommended for normal all-round
use, owing to delicate mechanism being likely to jam under un-
favourable conditions of sand, &c.
Captain Poynder could not speak too highly of No. 1. He shot a
tiger and an elephant each with one shot, killing them instantly. It
is very powerful, not too heavy to be portable, and hits like a sledge
hammer.
Captain E. D. Metcalfe
1. One ‘450 bore Express rifle.
Lord Louis Mountbatten
1 One '450-'400 bore double-barrel high-velocity rifle, by Watson
Brothers. For tiger and rhino.
2. One '375 bore rifle by Watson Brothers. For buck and
gazelle.
Mr. H. A. Metcalfe
1. One "475 rifle, by W. J. Jeffrey, London.