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3095
$2,587.00

BALLARD NO. 2 SINGLE SHOT SPORTING RIFLE. SN 29482. Cal. 32 RF/CF. Fine light sporting rifle with 28″ light oct bbl, half nickel front sight and altered semi-buckhorn rear sight with a 30″ Stevens tube scope No. 161. Mounted with uncheckered straight grain American walnut with semi-schnable forearm & straight stock with crescent buttplate. It has usual Marlin markings on left side of receiver. PROVENANCE: Glenn Marsh Collection. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong orig blue and scope about 75-80% orig blue with a few very small spots of fine rust. Receiver retains 50-60% faded case colors with balance turned silver with some turning to brown. Stock has a crack in wrist, otherwise wood is sound with forearm retaining about 50% orig varnish and buttstock about 95% orig varnish with light handling & use marks. Mechanics are fine, strong bright bore, dark in grooves. Optics are fine. 4-59591 JR119 (2,500-3,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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