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2505
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$6,490.00
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*GRIFFIN & HOWE STYLE CUSTOM MAUSER ON MAGNUM SQUARE BRIDGE SOLID SIDEWALL ACTION AND SCOPE.SN 9144. Cal. .375 H & H Mag. 24″ Medium weight tapered round sporter bbl is fitted with G & H style banded-on front sight ramp and swivel base, and also with soldered-on quarter rib, which is nicely stippled on top, engraved with caliber, and fitted with two folding leaf express rear sights with gold lines. Magnum length solid sidewall square bridge action has been fitted with German style claw mount bases. Front is soldered over receiver ring and rear is affixed to top of square bridge. SN is on left receiver ring, along with eagle “N” proof. Bolt body extractor, bolt runway, and follower have been engine turned. Pear shaped bolt handle has been lengthened, and checkered panels are on top and bottom of knob. Buehler low scope safety has been fitted to bolt shroud. Bottom metal with drop box has hinged floor plate retained by button in trigger guard bow. Floor plate is engraved “Oberndorf”. Gold plated double set triggers have been installed. Lightly marbled European walnut steel capped pistol grip stock measures 13-3/4″ over checkered steel buttplate with trap. Stock features high rollover shadow line cheekpiece, schnabel tip in early Griffin style, recoil stock bolt, and point pattern checkering with mullered borders at forend and grip. Hensoldt Dialytan 4X scope with duplex crosshair reticle and three heavy posts is in soldered-on claw mounts, rear mount with windage adjustment. Weight with scope: 9 lbs. 14 oz. LOP: 13-3/4″. PROVENANCE: Thomas W. Connally Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining nearly all of its custom finishes on wood and metal, with a few light handling marks, and a number of scratches in wood, mostly on butt. Bore is excellent. Action is crisp. Scope is excellent with some thinning blue. Optically clear. A fine dangerous game rifle on a classic action with look and feel of a G & H. 4-55643 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 2505
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. |