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3109
$4,600.00

DELUXE WINCHESTER HIGH WALL SCHUTZEN RIFLE. SN 81308. Cal. 38-55. Fine Schutzen rifle with 30″ No. 3 weight oct bbl, wingage globe front sight, a spirit level in rear seat and a vernier tang sight with 3″ staff. It has Schutzen dbl set triggers and a Fleur-de-lis Helm style lever. Mounted with straight grain American walnut with checkered black insert schnable tipped forearm with a factory tuning fork palm rest that may have been added and a checkered straight grip Schutzen buttstock with deep cheekpiece and blued steel Schutzen buttplate. Buttstock may be an old replacement as there are no assembly numbers on lower tang, nor in top tang channel of buttstock. Buttplate is numbered “10700”. Accompianed by a Cody Firearms Museum Fact Sheet identifying this rifle in Cal 25-20 with 28″ #4 wgt oct bbl, Schutzen set triggers, fancy checkered stock, no rear seat and Swiss buttplate. It indicates shipment 30 Mar 1898. PROVENANCE: Glenn Marsh Collection. CONDITION: As noted above – fine. Bbl retains 95-96% orig blue. Receiver retains 30-40% case colors with brilliant spots in very sheltered areas. Wood, as noted, is sound with minor handling & storage marks and retains most of a professionally restored finish. Hammer does not cock on closing. Otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore with some minor orange peel in front of chamber. 4-59688 JR67 (3,000-4,500)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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