*SHELHAMER STOCKED NIEDNER CUSTOM RIFLE ON MAUSER K ACTION WITH SCOPE.

SN 103492. (found on bottom of action which must be removed from stock to view) Cal. .284. 22″ Tapered round bbl has sleeved-on sling eye and front sight base. Top left is marked “Niedner Rifle Corp, Dowagiac, Mich.” and “Cal. 284″. Short commercial Mauser square bridge K action (Mauser logo on recoil lug) has been fitted with Lyman 57 receiver sight (base with blank staff installed) and Griffin & Howe side mount. Square bridge has been re-contoured. A Canjar set trigger has been fitted and bolt body and follower engine turned. A Buehler low scope safety has been fitted to bolt shroud and bolt handle has been forged down for scope use. Orig bottom metal has hinged floorplate with lever release. Trigger guard bow has been nicely thinned. Bbl, action, and bottom metal have been profusely engraved with large shaded scroll. On the floorplate this scroll outlines relief gold inlay of a wolf, tongue hanging out, in night time scene with crescent moon gold inlaid behind branch of tree. Beautifully marbled and fiddle figured smoky French walnut stock measures 13-5/8″ over engraved and checkered steel buttplate with trap. (Staff for receiver sight is under trap.) Removal of buttplate reveals renown Niedner stockmaker, Tom Shelhamer’s stamp and number 1215. Styling of the stock has many Shelhamer attributes including swept, rollover type right hand cheekpiece, chinstrap transition of butt to grip, and schnabeled forend tip. Point pattern checkering with line borders is at grip and forend. Stock also features an engraved steel grip cap and sling eye on toe line. Weight with scope: 8 lbs. 8 oz. LOP: 13-5/8”. Kollmorgan Bear Cub 4X scope with crosshair reticle is in lightweight G & H rings. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining essentially all of its orig custom finishes, with only a few light handling marks in wood and metal. Most notably there is a fairly deep 1″ scratch on right side of butt. Bore is excellent. Action is smooth. Scope is excellent. Optics slightly clouded. A unique offering from this noted American custom maker, stocked by one of the most highly regarded workmen of the ’50’s and ’60’s. 4-51213 MGM97 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 2289d

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2289d	$6,900.00	SHELHAMER STOCKED NIEDNER CUSTOM RIFLE ON MAUSER K ACTION WITH SCOPE. SN 103492. (found on bottom of action which must be removed from stock to view) Cal. .284. 22″ Tapered round bbl has sleeved-on sling eye and front sight base. Top left is marked “Niedner Rifle Corp, Dowagiac, Mich.” and “Cal. 284″. Short commercial Mauser square bridge K action (Mauser logo on recoil lug) has been fitted with Lyman 57 receiver sight (base with blank staff installed) and Griffin & Howe side mount. Square bridge has been re-contoured. A Canjar set trigger has been fitted and bolt body and follower engine turned. A Buehler low scope safety has been fitted to bolt shroud and bolt handle has been forged down for scope use. Orig bottom metal has hinged floorplate with lever release. Trigger guard bow has been nicely thinned. Bbl, action, and bottom metal have been profusely engraved with large shaded scroll. On the floorplate this scroll outlines relief gold inlay of a wolf, tongue hanging out, in night time scene with crescent moon gold inlaid behind branch of tree. Beautifully marbled and fiddle figured smoky French walnut stock measures 13-5/8″ over engraved and checkered steel buttplate with trap. (Staff for receiver sight is under trap.) Removal of buttplate reveals renown Niedner stockmaker, Tom Shelhamer’s stamp and number 1215. Styling of the stock has many Shelhamer attributes including swept, rollover type right hand cheekpiece, chinstrap transition of butt to grip, and schnabeled forend tip. Point pattern checkering with line borders is at grip and forend. Stock also features an engraved steel grip cap and sling eye on toe line. Weight with scope: 8 lbs. 8 oz. LOP: 13-5/8”. Kollmorgan Bear Cub 4X scope with crosshair reticle is in lightweight G & H rings. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining essentially all of its orig custom finishes, with only a few light handling marks in wood and metal. Most notably there is a fairly deep 1″ scratch on right side of butt. Bore is excellent. Action is smooth. Scope is excellent. Optics slightly clouded. A unique offering from this noted American custom maker, stocked by one of the most highly regarded workmen of the ’50’s and ’60’s. 4-51213 MGM97 (3,000-5,000) – Lot 2289d 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.

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*SHELHAMER STOCKED NIEDNER CUSTOM RIFLE ON MAUSER K ACTION WITH SCOPE.