Farquharson rifle

[2]: 317  These actions were essentially exact copies of those used by Gibbs to build his military target Farquharson rifles, which had a solid combined lower tang and trigger guard.

[2]: 126, 313  The actions had "PD" stamped on the receiver, which stood for "public domain," indicating there was no patent infringement in utilizing the design.

In 1904 Jefferey introduced a larger version of this action called the Model 1904 and chambered in the 600 Nitro Express.

"[2]: 320 Because of its rarity, the original Gibbs-Farquharson rifles are highly prized collector pieces today.

The public domain "PD" Farquharson rifles made by other companies are less rare, but are still generally considered collector pieces rather than working firearms.

Frederick Courteney Selous , was a British explorer , officer , hunter , and conservationist , famous for his exploits in south and east of Africa. Selous used a .461 Gibbs Farquharson for much of his African hunting. This is a photo of him on African safari , with two shot Kori bustards and his Holland & Holland Woodward patent rifle. Circa 1890s