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Michael, Fantastic research!!! .. a tip on photographing brl address.... Watching in the viewfinder, turn the barrel about 45degrees to the lens until it catches a band of light just right. 
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Thanks Steve I'll work with that a little more, the two lines seems to be what I'm having trouble with.
Some things I just have problem taking a good photo of, I have a Owen Brothers rifle that just looks bad (it's one of the best) no matter what I do.
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A couple interesting photos, this is where Wright's shop was, now another parking lot.  
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Until this posting, I had not seen a Wright rifle, but I did see an ad for a double 12 gun marked "Wright & Sons, Kansas City" about 15 years ago. It looked to me to be identical to a higher grade Hoffman shotgun, including the Kornbrath engraving. Unfortunately, while I thought about it overnight and sent an e-mail to Michael for his input, someone with more sense bought it.
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Terry, I remember it well and still have it in the file and yes it looks like one of Hoffman shotguns.
Well I spent about 20 years looking for a Wright rifle, this is the only one so far. I have hopes that this thread might be found when someone runs across a rifle by Wright and looks for info.
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There's at least one other Avenue I would like to explore regarding the Wrights.
Does anyone have a 1931 or 1933 Stoeger's catalog?
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Michael, if it will help I have a 1932 reprint?
I learn something every day, and a lot of times it's that what I learned the day before was wrong
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Michael, do you have a photo of this rifle before you had it restored?
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Mike, I have both catalogs. I'm headed out to the Livingston gun show, but let me know what you'd like me to look for.
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Daryl,
Hope you're having a great time at the gun show, thought I might entertain myself this morning my shoveling last nights snow ;-).
In the 1932 Stoeger catalog on page 55 they advertise Webley & Scott rifles. These are built on both the Mauser and the 1903 Springfield. They say in the ad that the actions were sent to England where the rifles were made.
I have never examine one firsthand but have seen pictures of at least one or two that were carved. When these come up for sale they are id's as Hoffman or Wright.
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