*VERY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 70 TARGET RIFLE IN A RARE CHAMBERING WITH WOOD SHIPPING CRATE.

SN 121783. Cal 35 Remington. Fine heavy target rifle with 24″ medium weight tapered rnd bbl, target sight base in the front dovetail with scope block holes on the top about 6″ forward of the receiver. Receiver has standard late markings with factory drilled & tapped receiver ring and rear bridge. Bottom of bbl is marked “35R” and “46”. Bolt is usual configuration with polished body and blued extractor, collar, handle & shroud. Bolt body is marked with matching electric pencil number. Extractor is without the “R” stamp on the underside. Extractor ring is a type “III” or “IV”. Magazine box is a “#7”. The caliber marking on the bbl “35 REM” measures 0.95″. Follower is “short standard” and follower spring appears to be a #2 short. Mounted in a 1-pc, uncheckered, straight grain American walnut stock with wide target forearm that has sling/hand stop rail on the bottom, a deep pistol grip and checkered flat steel buttplate. Bottom of the butt & forearm have sling wires. Accompanied by an orig Winchester wood shipping crate, 51-1/4″L, 8-1/4″W , 4-3/4″D. The top has a Winchester Repeating Arms Co. label addressed to “HENRY MUNTZ AND SONS CO. / 150-152-154 BROOK ST / ELGIN ILL. / 02880”. Top left has a stencil “FROM W.R.A.CO. / DIV OF / OLIN INDUSTRIES, INC. / NEW HAVEN, CONN.”. Below that stencil is another “Gun No.” and below that in pencil is #121783. Interior has orig wax paper and three pillow blocks that are screwed together. One end has a red, white & blue label marked “SPECIAL” and with printed matching serial number. This is an extremely rare rifle with an even more rare shipping crate. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall appears to be new and unfired retaining virtually all of its orig factory finish to both metal & wood. Mechanics are crisp, bolt is a little stiff; bright shiny bore. Crate is aged with a great patina. All labels & stencils are completely legible. 4-55323 (12,500-17,500) – Lot 2518

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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	2518	$0.00	VERY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 70 TARGET RIFLE IN A RARE CHAMBERING WITH WOOD SHIPPING CRATE. SN 121783. Cal 35 Remington. Fine heavy target rifle with 24″ medium weight tapered rnd bbl, target sight base in the front dovetail with scope block holes on the top about 6″ forward of the receiver. Receiver has standard late markings with factory drilled & tapped receiver ring and rear bridge. Bottom of bbl is marked “35R” and “46”. Bolt is usual configuration with polished body and blued extractor, collar, handle & shroud. Bolt body is marked with matching electric pencil number. Extractor is without the “R” stamp on the underside. Extractor ring is a type “III” or “IV”. Magazine box is a “#7”. The caliber marking on the bbl “35 REM” measures 0.95″. Follower is “short standard” and follower spring appears to be a #2 short. Mounted in a 1-pc, uncheckered, straight grain American walnut stock with wide target forearm that has sling/hand stop rail on the bottom, a deep pistol grip and checkered flat steel buttplate. Bottom of the butt & forearm have sling wires. Accompanied by an orig Winchester wood shipping crate, 51-1/4″L, 8-1/4″W , 4-3/4″D. The top has a Winchester Repeating Arms Co. label addressed to “HENRY MUNTZ AND SONS CO. / 150-152-154 BROOK ST / ELGIN ILL. / 02880”. Top left has a stencil “FROM W.R.A.CO. / DIV OF / OLIN INDUSTRIES, INC. / NEW HAVEN, CONN.”. Below that stencil is another “Gun No.” and below that in pencil is #121783. Interior has orig wax paper and three pillow blocks that are screwed together. One end has a red, white & blue label marked “SPECIAL” and with printed matching serial number. This is an extremely rare rifle with an even more rare shipping crate. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus. Overall appears to be new and unfired retaining virtually all of its orig factory finish to both metal & wood. Mechanics are crisp, bolt is a little stiff; bright shiny bore. Crate is aged with a great patina. All labels & stencils are completely legible. 4-55323 (12,500-17,500) – Lot 2518 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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*VERY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 70 TARGET RIFLE IN A RARE CHAMBERING WITH WOOD SHIPPING CRATE.