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2522
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$18,975.00
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*EXTREMELY RARE WINCHESTER MODEL 61 PUMP ACTION RIFLE WITH OCTAGON BARREL & ORIGINAL PICTURE BOX.SN 2875. Cal. 22 WRF. Standard grade ’61 rifle with 24″ oct bbl, brass bead front sight and orig sheet metal rear sight. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, slab-sawed American walnut with bullet shaped forearm that has flat bottom and serrated edges. Stock has pistol grip with checkered flat steel buttplate. Consignor’s note on a tag attached to trigger guard shows the date of “1932”. Accompanied by its orig red, white & blue 2-pc picture box with image of two hunters holding Model ’61 rifles with one hunter shooting at a squirrel. Inside has orig dividers, an orig instruction sheet and a scarce square instruction sheet. Bottom of the box is also imprinted in red, white & blue. End labels are printed “ONE MODEL 61 / .22 W.R.F. ONLY NO. 6105” and has the SN “2875” in pencil. Additionally accompanied by two wooden crates in which the consignor received this rifle from a seller about thirty years ago. The cardboard box is contained in the form fitting inside crate. Lids of the outer & inside crates are attached with numerous screws. While the Model 61 was produced in fairly large numbers, only the early models were in single caliber with oct bbl. The vast majority of these rifles were used for hunting & plinking and frequently saw hard use with very little maintenance. Boxes for these rifles are extremely rare. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine. Appears to be new & unfired, retaining 99% plus orig factory finish to both metal & wood. Box is equally new and the finest ever examined by this cataloger. This is a once in a lifetime chance at such a rifle and box. 4-56187 (5,000-10,000) – Lot 2522
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. |