W. J. Jeffery & Co. has long been at the top of the British gun trade with names such as Holland & Holland, Rigby, and Purdey, with this rifle being a fine example. The rifle was built between 1910 and 1913 according to Nigel Brown's "British Gunmakers Volume One: London" and has blued steel chopperlump barrels which feature a beaded blade front sight with hood, five leaf (one standing, four folding) rear sight graduated at 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards on the rear quarter rib, and a front sling eyelet. The barrels are marked "W. J. JEFFERY & Co. Ltd." on the right and "13 KING STREET St. JAMES St.. LONDON" on the left along with period Birmingham nitro proofmarks indicating a loading of 80 grains of cordite topped by a 500 grain bullet. The barrels are fitted to a casehardened boxlock action which has been polished bright and displays bull buffalo on both sides and features bushed firing pins, chambers with automatic ejectors, double triggers, and a tang mounted automatic safety with gold inlaid "SAFE" indicator. The rifle is fitted with an attractively figured and multi-point checkered forend with an Anson button release and a pistol grip stock with horn grip cap, rear sling eyelet, blank gold inscription oval, and an orange rubber recoil pad. Included is a wood and canvas takedown case, a set of snap caps, cleaning tools, and three boxes of Kynoch .475 Express cartridges (15 total rounds). Length of pull 14 7/8 inches. Weight 11 lbs. 3 oz.