VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS LTD. Jub’Lee Model MARTINI Action Single Shot Rifle C&R .22 Caliber Small Bore TARGET RIFLE

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VICKERS-ARMSTRONGS LTD. Jub’Lee Model MARTINI Action Single Shot Rifle C&R

.22 Caliber Small Bore TARGET RIFLE

Here we present a C&R Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd. “Jub’Lee Model” Martini Action Single Shot Rifle manufactured circa 1920 to just before World War II in London, England. Unfortunately, the Vickers Armstrong Company did not apply obvious date markings to their rifles, and there is no available information on the specific years of production that relate to any serial number series.

Born in 1804, Edward Vickers, a miller, joined around the time of the birth of his first son, the steel firm run by his father-in-law, George Naylor. His two sons, Thomas and Albert, eventually also joined the business which, by 1867, had moved entirely into the hands of the Vickers family. The company’s move into armaments came in 1897 with the acquisition of the Barrow ( in Furness) Shipbuilding company and its arms manufacturing subsidiary, the Maxim Nordenfelt concern of which Thomas had become chairman, and which company was itself a marriage of Hiram Maxim’s firm, developed on his machine gun designs, and the Nordenfelt business, which produced the famous multi-barrel (four) quick-firing small-caliber cannon.

Vickers’ foray into the small-bore rifle arena came in the very early 1920s. By 1924 they were advertising their Mark I target rifles and accompanying sporting versions. In 1927 the business merged yet again, this time with Armstrong Whitworth, itself an amalgamation of the interests of the well-known industrialist, Sir William Armstrong, and Joseph Whitworth, the famous self-taught engineer responsible for so many advances in rifle design and most of the thread and engineering standards which unified manufacture in the latter period of the industrial revolution.

Thomas Vickers died in 1915, having achieved significant recognition in the annals of British industry.

The overall condition is fine. Original blue finish. Excellent action. Bright, shiny bore. This example sports a solid stock with minimal evidence of handling. Sharp markings. The wrist checkering is well-defined. Numbers match. No optics are present but has been drilled and tapped.

Own the original! This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

Barrel is 29 inches.

Caliber: .22 Rimfire

Overall condition as seen in photos.

Very Fast. Very Safe. FREE SHIPPING. Will need to be sent to your local FFL or C&R licensee. This firearm is classified as a Curio & Relic.

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$950
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