*DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 03 SEMI-AUTO RIFLE.

*DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 03 SEMI-AUTO RIFLE. Cal. 22 Win Auto. SN 24629. Beautiful early deluxe rifle with 20″ tapered rnd bbl, standard front sight, Lyman 6A sight in the rear seat and very rare full matted top. Top of the bbl is drilled & tapped for target blocks, which contain a Winchester A5 target scope. Top tang has a Lyman tang sight. Receiver is beautifully engraved with large vignettes of two squirrels on a limb on the left side and two rabbits & a deer in a woodland scene on the right side, all surrounded by fine foliate arabesque patterns. Entire side is surrounded by a scalloped border with a sunburst around the rear edge of the receiver and foliate arabesque patterns on the bottom & trigger bow. Top of the receiver is engraved in large script “D.W. Smith” surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Wood is very highly figured flame grain, center crotch cut walnut with fleur-de-lis & ribbon carving with full checkered forearm & pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Right side of the buttstock has a most unusual feature of an engraved, gold, spring loaded magazine loading aperture cover. CONDITION: About fine. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue and the receiver most all of a professionally restored finish. Stock has a large chip & scratch on the left side of the wrist and a gouge on the left side of the buttstock with a crack in the forearm and overall shows moderate to heavy wear with dark oil stained forearm and dark staining around the wrist. Buttstock retains most of its beautiful oil finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Scope is missing the stop ring screw and has scattered light spots of pitting, otherwise retains about 75% orig blue. Good optics. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55693 JR293 (4,000-7,000

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1129	$4,887.00	DELUXE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 03 SEMI-AUTO RIFLE. Cal. 22 Win Auto. SN 24629. Beautiful early deluxe rifle with 20″ tapered rnd bbl, standard front sight, Lyman 6A sight in the rear seat and very rare full matted top. Top of the bbl is drilled & tapped for target blocks, which contain a Winchester A5 target scope. Top tang has a Lyman tang sight. Receiver is beautifully engraved with large vignettes of two squirrels on a limb on the left side and two rabbits & a deer in a woodland scene on the right side, all surrounded by fine foliate arabesque patterns. Entire side is surrounded by a scalloped border with a sunburst around the rear edge of the receiver and foliate arabesque patterns on the bottom & trigger bow. Top of the receiver is engraved in large script “D.W. Smith” surrounded by foliate arabesque patterns. Wood is very highly figured flame grain, center crotch cut walnut with fleur-de-lis & ribbon carving with full checkered forearm & pistol grip stock with crescent buttplate. Right side of the buttstock has a most unusual feature of an engraved, gold, spring loaded magazine loading aperture cover. CONDITION: About fine. Bbl retains about 90% strong orig blue and the receiver most all of a professionally restored finish. Stock has a large chip & scratch on the left side of the wrist and a gouge on the left side of the buttstock with a crack in the forearm and overall shows moderate to heavy wear with dark oil stained forearm and dark staining around the wrist. Buttstock retains most of its beautiful oil finish. Mechanics are fine, bright shiny bore. Scope is missing the stop ring screw and has scattered light spots of pitting, otherwise retains about 75% orig blue. Good optics. Pierre Renaud Collection 4-55693 JR293 (4,000-7,000 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.

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