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DELUXE SPECIAL ORDER BULLARD LARGE FRAME LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-70. SN 879. Beautiful deluxe rifle with 28-3/16″ oct to rnd bbl, half magazine, ivory bead combination front sight, Lyman 6A folding 2-leaf rear sight & Lyman tang sight with loop. It has standard late markings on left side of receiver by ejection port without the Model 1886 marking on right side. It has caliber marking over receiver ring & serial number back of hammer slot. Serial number also found inside tips of top & bottom tangs & on face of buttstock inside action. Mounted with very highly figured, checkered American walnut with pistol grip stock, serpentine grip cap & Bullard hard rubber buttplate with an elk. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching. Bbl retains 96-97% strong, bright, original, factory blue with minor edge wear, some thinning on edges of octagonal area & a small scratch or two. Magazine tube retains about 92% strong orig factory blue & forend cap about 95% glossy orig factory blue with some flaking. Receiver retains most of its glossy orig factory blue with a few light scratches, striation marks & some flaking over front top section. Dust cover is flaked to about 60% bright blue. Lever retains strong, bright case colors on sides & hammer about 90% dull case colors. Stock has a tiny hairline on left side of wrist at receiver, otherwise wood is sound with minor handling & storage marks and retains about all of its orig factory varnish. Buttstock is a slightly different color from forearm but there is no evidence of refinishing. Mechanics are smooth & crisp, brilliant shiny bore with a tiny sport or two of orange peel roughness. 4-58922 JR277 (10,000-15,000)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006 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. |