McMillan Rifle, shortly available for sale
Announced in 2022, the unique rifle was commissioned by the Gunmakers Trust and is being built by five world class gunmakers. Each of these craftsmen are past winners of the McMillan Trophy, an award given by the Certification Panel of the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers for gunmaking excellence. It’s a rare and unique award that is not given lightly and not every year. It is only awarded when an exceptional gunmaker presents his or her work to the certification panel, and the panel approves of the exceptionally high stand expected for such an award.
The .416 calibre rifle has received a traditional Rigby Barrel profile built onto the action, thanks to Ian Sweetman, and has passed proof. The rifle has been stocked by Vincent Lafont at Purdey, but with a traditional Rigby style stock and Mark Remnant has now completed the chequering as can be seen in the photo above.
It is now at the finishing stage. Regulation has been carried out by Ian Sweetman and his team, and it is now on the bench for the fitting of the pins, then polishing. To quote Ian Sweetman, “this bespoke rifle is incredibly accurate; it’s not too often you get a big rifle to shoot this well. “
The final stage is the engraving by Saija Maija Koskialho at John Rigby.
This remarkably unique rifle will be shortly be offered for sale with all the profits being donated to the Gunmakers Trust. It goes without saying that it will be an exceptional and totally unique rifle, one for serious collectors only…
The specialist craftspeople listed below are all McMillan Trophy winners. The Rifle build is being coordinated by The Gunmakers Trust and overseen by the management team at John Rigby & Son in London.
Ian Sweetman – Actioning and Finishing
Vincent Lafont – Stocker
Mark Renmant – Chequering
Saija Maija Koskialho – Engraving
Jamie Holland – Regulating and Gun Scheduling
The rifle will come with a high-quality leather case and a book about the McMillan Trophy and the gunmakers that contributed to the build, along with pictures of the various stages of the gun build.
If you are interested in purchasing this one-of-a-kind hand-built rifle, then we recommend you register now, as there is keen interest already. Please register your interest at info@gunmakerstrust.org or with Marc Newton at Rigby.
The rifle will come with a high-quality leather case and a book about the McMillan Trophy and the gunmakers that contributed to the building, along with pictures of the various stages of the gun build.
If you are interested in purchasing this rifle, then we recommend you register early as there is keen interest already. Please register your interest at info@gunmakerstrust.org or with Marc Newton at Rigby.
