$78,000 Bolt-Action Double Rifle — Marvel in Metal
Here’s something you don’t see every day — a bolt-action, repeating, double rifle. This amazing twin-barreled bolt-gun has a closing mechanism that locks two separate bolt bodies into the chambers of the right and left barrels. Yes there are two firing pins, two ejectors, two extractors, and two triggers. We’re not sure how one jumbo camming system closes two bolts, but there might be a geared center shaft rotating both right and left bolt bodies at the same time (but in opposite directions). Perhaps one of our gunsmith readers can explain how this system works.
This Rifle Has TWO Barrels and TWO Bolts
Just $78,000 at “Half-off Pricing”
This unique firearm, chambered in .416 Remington, was sold a few years back on Gunbroker.com for $78,000. That astronomical sum is just half the original cost, according to the seller. Crafted by Fuchs, this double rifle has 22″ barrels and weighs 11.5 pounds. Deep-chiseled, full-coverage engraving decorates the receiver. So, if you have a cool $78 grand to burn you can acquire a very rare firearm — we doubt if you’ll find another one of these anytime soon.
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Here is a video of one being fired:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7273185959068799190#
pictures of inventor and prototypes:
http://www.szecseidoubleboltrepeater.ca/images/gallery/index.html
I have been in touch with the inventor Mr Joseph Szecsei for more than fifteen years, and am now in touch with his associate Mr Willie Beales, and both gentlemen are among the nicest people you could talk to. There are several more configurations that Mr Szecsei has designed, but Mr Fuchs has standardized a few and put them into production. These are true masterpieces.
Alright, who’s going to be the first to build one in 6BR?
Here’s the manufacturer’s link – http://fuchsfineguns.com/index.php/guns/big-five-royal-blue/
For me a more interesting model is their MH1 – http://fuchsfineguns.com/index.php/guns/mh1/
The top video link is gone (404), so here’s another – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaGlTfUUQtg
And here’s the US patent – great detail – http://www.pat2pdf.org/patents/pat5440963.pdf
Here’s a first-model variant where it appears the action and barrels are rotated 90 degrees – http://fuchsfineguns.com/index.php/guns/african-queen/
Yay, Guns and Greed all in one!