SCARCE LARGE FRAME BULLARD MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE LARGE FRAME BULLARD MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 80. Cal. 40-60 Bullard. Standard grade special order rifle with 28″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, gold bead front sight and early Winchester-style, short, semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Mounted with nicely figured, straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Caliber marking is on top flat of bbl at the receiver and the serial number is back of hammer slot. Receiver has first style tiny manufacturer’s name, address & patents. The Bullard Mfg. Co. was in business in Worcester, Massachusetts from the mid-1880’s to June 1891. It produced a very high quality lever action rifle, probably of substantially higher quality than any of their competitors. Unfortunately poor management and a more expensive product than their competitors led to their downfall after only a few thousand rifles had been produced. Bullard rifles were produced in any popular caliber of the day plus their own proprietary cartridges, such as this one. The proprietary cartridges soon lost favor with the public and eventually faded into obscurity. Bullard rifles were the smoothest and least prone to wear of all the rifles of their day. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 95% thin blue/brown on top with strong orig blue in sheltered areas. Magazine tube retains about 95% strong orig blue. Receiver retains 93-95% glossy orig blue with a few light striation marks, top tang is slightly thinned. Lever retains brilliant case colors on sides, turned dark on outer edges. Hammer retains about all of its orig case colors, moderately faded. Buttplate retains 85-90% orig blue. Wood is sound with normal handling & use marks and retains about 90% strong orig varnish. Half cock notch is missing from hammer, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-36608 JR348 (5,000-8,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2370	$5,750.00	SCARCE LARGE FRAME BULLARD MODEL 1886 LEVER ACTION RIFLE. SN 80. Cal. 40-60 Bullard. Standard grade special order rifle with 28″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, gold bead front sight and early Winchester-style, short, semi-buckhorn rear sight with checkered edges. Mounted with nicely figured, straight grain, uncheckered American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate. Caliber marking is on top flat of bbl at the receiver and the serial number is back of hammer slot. Receiver has first style tiny manufacturer’s name, address & patents. The Bullard Mfg. Co. was in business in Worcester, Massachusetts from the mid-1880’s to June 1891. It produced a very high quality lever action rifle, probably of substantially higher quality than any of their competitors. Unfortunately poor management and a more expensive product than their competitors led to their downfall after only a few thousand rifles had been produced. Bullard rifles were produced in any popular caliber of the day plus their own proprietary cartridges, such as this one. The proprietary cartridges soon lost favor with the public and eventually faded into obscurity. Bullard rifles were the smoothest and least prone to wear of all the rifles of their day. PROVENANCE: Ted Knee Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains about 95% thin blue/brown on top with strong orig blue in sheltered areas. Magazine tube retains about 95% strong orig blue. Receiver retains 93-95% glossy orig blue with a few light striation marks, top tang is slightly thinned. Lever retains brilliant case colors on sides, turned dark on outer edges. Hammer retains about all of its orig case colors, moderately faded. Buttplate retains 85-90% orig blue. Wood is sound with normal handling & use marks and retains about 90% strong orig varnish. Half cock notch is missing from hammer, otherwise mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. 4-36608 JR348 (5,000-8,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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