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1054
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$920.00
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SCHERPING UNDER LEVER STALKING RIFLE. Cal. 38 S&W. SN 2622. Fine lightweight stalking rifle, sleeved to its current caliber with 28-3/4″ oct to rnd bbl, full matted rib with caterpillar front sight and 2-leaf express sight with cocked indicator and thumb safety on the top tang. Receiver & lever are lightly engraved in arabesque patterns. It has nicely figured walnut wood with lightly checkered splinter forearm and pistol grip stock, 14-1/4″ over a pressed horn buttplate. It has extractor, dbl set triggers and European style sling swivels. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 95-96% strong orig blue. Receiver retains about 80% orig case colors, bright in the sheltered areas and toward the rear of the frame. Stock has a hairline back of the top tang and the forearm has a small repaired crack. Toe is chipped with fill material added and there is a replaced sliver by the top tang. Otherwise the wood is sound and retains most of an old refinish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Roger & Gerald Wilde Collection 4-55389 JR9 (500-800)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 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. |