*CHAMPLIN-HASKINS BOLT ACTION KEITH GRADE RIFLE WITH SCOPE.

SN 61. Cal. 338-378 KT. 25″ Tapered octagon bbl with integral quarter rib, is fitted with express rear sight, and pop-up sourdough bead in high front sight ramp. Bbl has caliber markings on left side and makers markings on right, either side of express sight. Champlin action with short bolt throw and three locking lugs, is marked “Keith Grade No. 61″ on right receiver flat. Action features checkered bolt knob, extended tang which goes over comb in H&H style, and tang safety. Bottom metal with faceted hinged floorplate has checkered grip portion, which extends to steel trap grip cap. Nicely marbled European walnut capped pistol grip stock measures 13-5/8″ over brown Old English pad, and features high shadow line Monte Carlo right hand cheekpiece, multi-point pattern checkering, and long schnabeled tip. Keith grade features include long top and bottom straps to reinforce the stock, dragoon trigger guard, Keith cheekpiece, three-leaf folding rear sight and gold-face sourdough front sight. Scoped with a special Redfield 3X-9X Colorado double dot, long range reticle invented by Elmer Keith’s best friend R.W. Thompson. This scope used a second small dot below the central dot as an aiming point for dead-on hold out to 600 yards. Included are 3 20-rnd boxes of Elmer Keith’s .338 x 378 KT ammunition for this rifle. The .338-378 KT cartridge was the joint invention of Elmer Keith and R.W. Thompson to be the ultimate long range elk cartridge. It used 250 grain bullets at 3000 ft/sec. Drop at heel: approx 2″, drop at rear of Monte Carlo: approx 1-1/2″, drop at comb: approx 1-5/8″. Weight with scope: 10 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 13-5/8”. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. This rifle was used to take Keith’s 50th and last bull elk as can be seen in photograph. CONDITION: Excellent. Metal retains over 95% of its orig finish with sharp edge wear and some splotches on left rear portion of bbl. Stock retains nearly all of its orig hand rubbed oil finish with a number of light compressions and marks from normal handling and use. Bore is excellent. Action is smooth. Optics clear. 4-48031 RJS/MGM143 (5,000-10,000) – Lot 1058

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Auction: Firearms - March 2015

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	1058	$6,195.00	CHAMPLIN-HASKINS BOLT ACTION KEITH GRADE RIFLE WITH SCOPE. SN 61. Cal. 338-378 KT. 25″ Tapered octagon bbl with integral quarter rib, is fitted with express rear sight, and pop-up sourdough bead in high front sight ramp. Bbl has caliber markings on left side and makers markings on right, either side of express sight. Champlin action with short bolt throw and three locking lugs, is marked “Keith Grade No. 61″ on right receiver flat. Action features checkered bolt knob, extended tang which goes over comb in H&H style, and tang safety. Bottom metal with faceted hinged floorplate has checkered grip portion, which extends to steel trap grip cap. Nicely marbled European walnut capped pistol grip stock measures 13-5/8″ over brown Old English pad, and features high shadow line Monte Carlo right hand cheekpiece, multi-point pattern checkering, and long schnabeled tip. Keith grade features include long top and bottom straps to reinforce the stock, dragoon trigger guard, Keith cheekpiece, three-leaf folding rear sight and gold-face sourdough front sight. Scoped with a special Redfield 3X-9X Colorado double dot, long range reticle invented by Elmer Keith’s best friend R.W. Thompson. This scope used a second small dot below the central dot as an aiming point for dead-on hold out to 600 yards. Included are 3 20-rnd boxes of Elmer Keith’s .338 x 378 KT ammunition for this rifle. The .338-378 KT cartridge was the joint invention of Elmer Keith and R.W. Thompson to be the ultimate long range elk cartridge. It used 250 grain bullets at 3000 ft/sec. Drop at heel: approx 2″, drop at rear of Monte Carlo: approx 1-1/2″, drop at comb: approx 1-5/8″. Weight with scope: 10 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 13-5/8”. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. This rifle was used to take Keith’s 50th and last bull elk as can be seen in photograph. CONDITION: Excellent. Metal retains over 95% of its orig finish with sharp edge wear and some splotches on left rear portion of bbl. Stock retains nearly all of its orig hand rubbed oil finish with a number of light compressions and marks from normal handling and use. Bore is excellent. Action is smooth. Optics clear. 4-48031 RJS/MGM143 (5,000-10,000) – Lot 1058 Click here to view provenance Auction: Firearms - March 2015 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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*CHAMPLIN-HASKINS BOLT ACTION KEITH GRADE RIFLE WITH SCOPE.