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I thought I'd bring back this thread to show a little surprise Dan and I found today preparing a consignment rifle for sale. The barrel is marked Taylor & Robbin, and we found this under the highly engraved buttplate. I've got lot s of pic but right now need to post them on GI and try to sell this fine .243.
(I could a started a whodayathink thread?)
Anyone seriously interested can PM me.

Great thread, say I was wondering about this rifle that
appeared on gunbroker awhile back

Hooper

George Hoenig.

I visited Len Brownell at his shop in Wyarno, Wyoming (outside Sheridan) in the summer of 1977. I had much admiration for the photos I had seen of his work and was even more impressed to see his work in the flesh and meeting the wonderfully accomplished and humble man.
I don't see Brownell rifles up for sale very often, but trim lines and exceptional craftsmanship seem to have been his norm.
When this rifle came into the shop we thought it special, and the more we looked at it (tang safety, almost perfect checkering, great inletting) the more we wondered about Taylor & Robbins?
When the heavily engraved buttplate came off, as you might imagine, I called out to Dan in the back shop, "We Scored!"
We knew it was a 'special rifle', now we knew why. We still don't know anything about T&R except they were in PA.
I'll try and post a link to the pics when I get it up for sale.

Neat rifle Steven. So, who was the engraver in those days?

What caliber is it in? What does it weigh?

Looks like a beautiful job. Not many stockmakeres get the proportions of a Mannlicher stock corrrectly IMHO.

I have had the opportunity to handle several of Duane Weibe's rifles. I have always thought they were very well made with a good eye towards aesthetics.

Claire Taylor and Don Robbins (son in law possibly) were custom smiths in Marshburg, PA in the 1940's and into the 1950's, I believe. I think they were primarily known for benchrest rifles.

I have a Model 70 Winchester in 7mm Taylor & Robbins Magnum (a predecessor of the 7mm Remington Magnum), which was built for my late friend Crawford Hollidge, of Spin Tru bench rest bullets fame and writer of the Ernest Stuhlshuter column in Precision Shooting. Unfortunately, Crawf was left handed, and I am not, so I had the barreled action re-stocked by Griffin & Howe back in the '80's, and had another barreled action fitted to the stock by T&R, which I then sold. The T&R chamber accepts 7mm Remington Magnum ammunition and is a tack driver.

First time writing,I grew up about 15 miles from Taylor and Robbins shop which was in Rixford PA. and visited it regularly with my father in early 70s. Both Clair Taylor and Don Robbins were champion benchrest shooters and rifle builders. You can find them listed in the the old benchrest assn. Yearbooks. Don also was a stock builder and did some of the finest checkering found anywhere.i have a pair of Winchester 9422s that Dad had checkered by Don in 1973. I also recently purchased a model 70 270 barreled by T & R and possibly stocked by Roy Pullen. Stock is a lefty. Was told it was built for Crawfod Hollidge. I would like to know more about this rifle. Taylor and Robbins also pattented the original bore saver for cleaning bolt actions most everone has probably seen or owns the plastic ones made by MTM now. I will try to post more info on Taylor and Robbins in future if anyone is interested.