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2289e
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$3,450.00
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*AL BIESEN CUSTOM MAUSER ON G33/40 ACTION WITH SCOPE.SN 7254a. Cal. 7 x 57. 23″ Featherweight contour round bbl has sling eye stud on bottom, caliber stamped at rear, and top marked “AL BIESEN GUNMAKER SPOKANE, WN.” Lightweight G33/40 action has had clip ears removed from bridge. Bolt shroud has been fitted with Model 70 style safety. Bolt handle has been swept back and altered for low scope, in Model 70 style, with two checkered panels on pear shaped knob. Bolt body, extractor, and cartridge follower have been engine turned. Tilden scope mounts have been installed. Orig bottom metal has been altered so as to have a hinged floorplate with button release in trigger guard bow, which has been nicely streamlined. A commercial trigger has been fitted. French walnut stock with fine smoky grain, features Neidner type checkered steel buttplate with trap, shadow line cheekpiece with slight Monte Carlo comb, engraved steel grip cap, and oval contoured ebony forend tip. Checkering is very finely cut in borderless point pattern. Leupold Vari-X II 2-7X scope with duplex reticle is in Tilden rings. Weight with scope: 8 lbs. 3 oz. PROVENANCE: The Dr. Edmund Lewis Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Metal retains nearly all of what appears to be its orig custom blue. Stock retains nearly all of its rubbed oil finish with a few minor handling marks. Bore is excellent. Action is smooth. Scope is excellent, optics clear. A fine rifle by this highly regarded custom maker in a great caliber. 4-51220 MGM7 (2,500-4,500) – Lot 2289e
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2014 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. |