RARE DELUXE HIGH WALL SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE.

RARE DELUXE HIGH WALL SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE. Cal. 38-55. SN 35554. Spectacular & unusual high wall with rare 36” No. 4 weight oct bbl, Beach’s ivory bead wind gage front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and a thin base, mid-range Vernier tang sight with 2-3/4” staff. It has a sgl set trigger. Mounted with extremely beautiful, flame grain, center crotch cut, checkered American walnut with H-style checkered, black insert, schnable tip forearm & pistol grip stock with black insert, serpentine grip and crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under wood, has assembly number “2811” and “XXX”. Top tang channel of buttstock is stamped with this assembly number as is the inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with set trigger & checkered pistol grip stock, shipped Sept. 11, 1889. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 80-85% orig blue, somewhat thin and turning plum about mid-point with sharp edge wear and muzzle wear. Receiver & lever retain most of their orig case colors, faded & turning silver. Stock has a couple of tiny hairlines, back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound and retains about all of a fine, professionally restored finish with freshened checkering. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with some light pitting just in front of chamber. 4-30600 JR279 (22,500-32,500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007

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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	1126	$0.00	RARE DELUXE HIGH WALL SINGLE SHOT TARGET RIFLE. Cal. 38-55. SN 35554. Spectacular & unusual high wall with rare 36” No. 4 weight oct bbl, Beach’s ivory bead wind gage front sight, semi-buckhorn rear sight and a thin base, mid-range Vernier tang sight with 2-3/4” staff. It has a sgl set trigger. Mounted with extremely beautiful, flame grain, center crotch cut, checkered American walnut with H-style checkered, black insert, schnable tip forearm & pistol grip stock with black insert, serpentine grip and crescent buttplate. Left side of lower tang, under wood, has assembly number “2811” and “XXX”. Top tang channel of buttstock is stamped with this assembly number as is the inside toe of buttplate. Accompanied by a Cody Firearms Museum letter fully identifying this rifle with set trigger & checkered pistol grip stock, shipped Sept. 11, 1889. CONDITION: Fine to very fine. Bbl retains 80-85% orig blue, somewhat thin and turning plum about mid-point with sharp edge wear and muzzle wear. Receiver & lever retain most of their orig case colors, faded & turning silver. Stock has a couple of tiny hairlines, back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound and retains about all of a fine, professionally restored finish with freshened checkering. Mechanics are crisp, strong bright bore with some light pitting just in front of chamber. 4-30600 JR279 (22,500-32,500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2007 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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