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| HALL 300 H&H rifle , built on a small Hagn action with
sliding tang safety . 26 “ Half round / half Octagon
barrel . Turkish Walnut stock without cheek piece . Leather
covered recoil pad . L.O.P 14 ¼ “ . Flat top
checkering 18 L.P.I . Engraved by Warren Smith . Color cased
by Turnbull . Weight 7lbs. |
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| FERLACH rifle , Caliber 7mm Rem Mag , finished in the white
. Built on a small Hagn action. Barrel is a half round / half
octagon, integral sling swivel . Quarter rib has been left
for scope mounting at a later date . Upgraded Turkish Walnut
stock with 18 L.P.I flat top checkering . L.O.P 14 “
Weight is 7lbs. |
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| BOYD RIFLE , Caliber 300 H&H , Basic Model ; with customer
supplied wood . This rifle is the first to be engraved with
our new Monogram (MG in script ) which stands for Martini
Gunmakers . In the future this monogram will be engraved on
the action of all rifles built in house . |
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| RALFS RIFLE ; Caliber 300 WBY MAG , Built in the usual fashion
, with half round half octagon barrel . Wood upgrade . The
action has been gas carbonized and will be nitrided at a later
time . The lettering has been done with pure silver wire inlay
to match the eventual grey color of the nitriding . Engraving
by Warren Smith . Rifle has sliding tang safety and Monogram
engraved on top of receiver . Barrel length 26 " . LOP
14 1/4 " with .008 Decelerator pad . Scoped with a Swarovski
, AV 3 - 10 x 42 . Total weight of rifle with mounts and scope
8 lbs . A pleasure to carry but recoil can be felt due to
the WBY caliber . * Note * Ralf omitted the Ebony forend tip
which is generally standard . |
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| Ganske ,Cal 257 Wby , Customer wanted the action Nitrate
hardened and the upgraded wood left uncheckered . |
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| Lutfy Rifle, Built on the old Medium Hagn action, cal 450
– 400 N.E 3 “ . 26 “ length, heavy mag contour,
half round, half octagon barrel, with Talley bases machined
into quarter rib. A heavy, dense Turkish Walnut blank was
selected, which brought the weight up to 8 ½ on the
completed rifle. L.O.P 14 ¼ with a 1 “ Decelerator
pad. Flat top checkering, 18 LPI. Engraving by Warren Smith.
Color Case by Doug Turnbull. |
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| Pettus Rifle, built on a Small Hagn action, Caliber .270
Win, with our standard contour 25” half octagon /half
round barrel. Talley mounts. Exceptional piece of Turkish
walnut obtained from Luxus. This light stalking rifle, weighs
barely 6 ¾ lbs. L.O.P 14 ¼ “ with a .800
“decelerator pad. Flat top checkering, 18 LPI, Engraved
by Warren Smith, colorcased by Doug Turnbull. |
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| EARL RIFLE; Caliber 300 WBY MAG ; This rifle was built to
hunt under extreme weather conditions therefore the customer
requested a 26 “ Stainless Steel Barrel . Action has
been Nitride hardened to achieve a high level of corrosion
resistance. |
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| Bruvold rifle ; A 338 Winchester Magnum , the first rifle
stocked in Bubinga wood as per customers request . The round
barrel is 26 “ and has our new quarter rib and banded
front sight ramp . All the hardware is soldered on the barrel
. The quarter rib is set up for Talley rings . The new medium
action is colorcase hardened as is the pistol grip cap . Flat
top checkering 18 LPI , leather covered recoil pad , LOP 14
½” . This rifle weighs a tad under 8 lbs without
the scope .This rifle will be used in Northern BC and not
a safe queen by our youngest ever client to order a singleshot
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| Paschen Rifle ; Another 300 H&H on a small Hagn action
, finished in the white . 26 “ half round /half Octagon
barrel , integral sling swivel base , Lower tang extension
, trap door grip cap , sliding tang safety . Integral rib
is set up for Talley mounts . Stock is Exhibition grade Turkish
Walnut with “English Red “ tone . Length of pull
14 ¼ , 24 LPI checkering . Leather covered recoil pad
. At 7 lbs 4 oz this rifle lends itself as an elegant stalking
rifle .
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| The Hall Rifle; A 6.5 x 55 on a small Hagn action, with
a 26 ", full octagon barrel. Engraved by Warren Smith. Nitrate
hardened finish. Flat top checkering, 18 L.P.I. No cheek piece.
L.O.P 14 1/4" with a wood upgrade! This beautiful stalking
rifle weighs in at 7lbs 3 ounces without scope. |
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| THE CLARK RIFLE; built on a medium Hagn falling block action,
Cal 300 H&H. This is a typical representative of our singleshot
rifle. Colorcase hardened by Turnbull, engraving by Warren
Smith. Barrel 26 " LOP 14 1/4, Flat top checkering 18 LPI.
Weight 7 1/2 lbs. Turkish Walnut by Luxus. |
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| SOUTHIN SINGLESHOT on a medium Hagn action, 280 Remington,
26 inch barrel. Stock in our typical styling, checkered in
flat top @ 18 Lines per inch. Weight 8 lbs 2 ounces with Swarovski
scope and Talley mounts. All work, wood and metal done by
Ralf Martini. |
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Perez singleshot rifle, cal 300 H&H,
built on a Medium Hagn action. Barreled by Ralf Martini
with a Heavier, full octagon Krieger
barrel. This rifle is an absolute shooter and upon sighting
in Ralf had three shots touching,
the results of a heavier barrel section hidden in the forend
to counter balance the mass of
the quarter rib on top and the springloaded hanger system
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The North
American Classic Hunting Rifle ACGG Firearm # 23 |
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| THIS RIFLE WILL BE RAFFLED OFF AT THE 2008
24th Firearms Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition CONVENTION
IN RENO, NEVADA.
TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ACGG
website. Draw will be held at the 2008 24th Firearms
Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition CONVENTION IN
RENO January 25-26-27 2008 . |
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The
North American Classic Hunting Rifle. Just
the name brings images to your mind of Desert Bighorn Rams
in the Southwest, Mule Deer up and down the Rocky Mountain
range, Moose in the northern U.S. and Canada, Dall Sheep
in Alaska and, of course, Grizzly Bear.
The concept of such a rifle began five years ago at the
2002 Firearms Engravers & Gunmakers Exhibition in Reno,
Nevada. Two Old World trained gunmakers from Cranbrook,
British Columbia, Ralf Martini and Martin Hagn, and American
engraver Marty Rabeno, known for his detailed bulino style
engraving, put their talents together and assembled the
rifle pictured.
Metalsmith Ralf Martini began with a Hagn single shot action,
a very well designed and strong action, with ample space
on either side for engraving. Barrelmaker John Krieger
supplied an oversized .30 cal. barrel blank from which Ralf
machined a half round half octagon barrel with an integral
quarter rib, front sight, sling swivel and express open
sights. He then chambered the barrel for the
.300 Winchester Mag., hand polished the barrel and fit it
to the Hagn action.
Martin Hagn began the stockmaking by selecting a well-seasoned
blank of Turkish Walnut with exceptional grain and coloring.
From that wood blank he created a two-piece stock of classic
British design with a pancake-style cheek piece. The
forend has an ebony tip and the buttstock is fitted with
a leather covered recoil pad. The stock was
finished in traditional fashion and Martin checkered the
stock in a classic point pattern with mullered borders in
English flat topped checkering. This is style of checkering
that is not commonly seen on today's firearms and is difficult
to execute properly.
Marty Rabeno then began his magic of turning plain steel
into almost real life with his engraving. The sides
of the Hagn action depict the life and death struggle of
the wild. An Alaskan Moose and a Grizzly Bear square
off with each other on the right side in that struggle.
On the left side the victor stands in triumph over his rival.
The two portraits are highlighted with Marty's style of
bank note engraving and bordered with fine line gold inlay.
After the engraving was completed, the action was color
case hardened and Marty then grayed the engraved animal
scenes and the remaining metal parts were rust blued.
The rifle is topped with a fine 3-9x36 Swarovoski scope
in Tally scope mounts.
The rifle and cleaning components are French fitted in
a full-length leather covered oak carrying case by Marvin
Huey.
The rifle has one other unique aspect. This rifle
also represents the 25 years of the ACGG being in existence
and is engraved in gold on the triggerguard.
The
Craftspeople:
Ralf Martini
1264 Jim Smith Lake Rd
Cranbrook, B.C. CANADA V1C 6V6
(250) 417-2226
Martin Victor Hagn
PO Box 444
Cranbrook, B.C. CANADA V1C 4H9
(250) 489-4861
Martin Rabeno
530 Eagle Pass
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 382-0353
Photography by Gary Bolster. |
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| SAFFRON RIFLE; This rifle is the first in history which was barreled
for an outfitter in Alberta, Canada. Stainless half round/half
octagon barrel with integral fittings. Caliber .338 Win Mag. The
customer has assured us this rifle will be used! |
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Picture of small action as compared
to medium barreled action above it. |
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Medium MHK4 in 270 Weatherby, Celtic engraving
by Ralf Bone, Alexander Henry forend styling. |
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Medium MHK4 in 7mm Mauser Full View |
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Medium MHK4 in 7mm Mauser, full octagon barrel,
integral fittings. |
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.500 Nitro Express with claw mounts, in the
white and added on side plates on receiver. |
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Medium take down, first barrel .308 win second
barrel 22.250. Set trigger, for more info see take down price
list.. |
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