SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER LARGE FRAME BULLARD LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER LARGE FRAME BULLARD LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-85. SN 2602. Standard grade rifle with special order 28-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, half magazine with ivory bead front sight, flat top Winchester style rear sight & Lyman tang sight with loop. It also has the scarce case colored receiver. Left side of receiver has usual late markings & right side “MODEL 1886”. It has caliber markings on receiver ring & serial number behind hammer slot. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain, American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttpate. The tang sight is apparently for another style of rifle as it does not sit quite vertical in the upright position. Additionally it is much shorter than the Bullard tang sight screwhole spacing & a third hole was drilled into tang. Serial number is found inside top tang channel of buttstock & inside buttplate but, curiously not inside tangs as observed on most other Bullard rifles. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered, American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate without trap. Although buttplate is without a trap, the stock is drilled & milled for a trap. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 93-95% strong, bright, orig, factory blue with some thinning on round section. Magazine tube retains about 95% bright factory blue. Receiver retains most of its orig case colors, strong on sides, fading to silver over top & bottom. Lever has strong colors on left side with balance turned silver & hammer 70-75% strong case colors. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks with a series of moderate scratches on left side of forearm & buttstock with a gouge by right heel & a small gouge on forearm, otherwise retains about 90% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp & smooth, brilliant shiny bore. 4-58916 JR273 (6,000-10,000)

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1238	$7,475.00	SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER LARGE FRAME BULLARD LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-85. SN 2602. Standard grade rifle with special order 28-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, half magazine with ivory bead front sight, flat top Winchester style rear sight & Lyman tang sight with loop. It also has the scarce case colored receiver. Left side of receiver has usual late markings & right side “MODEL 1886”. It has caliber markings on receiver ring & serial number behind hammer slot. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain, American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttpate. The tang sight is apparently for another style of rifle as it does not sit quite vertical in the upright position. Additionally it is much shorter than the Bullard tang sight screwhole spacing & a third hole was drilled into tang. Serial number is found inside top tang channel of buttstock & inside buttplate but, curiously not inside tangs as observed on most other Bullard rifles. Mounted with straight grain, uncheckered, American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate without trap. Although buttplate is without a trap, the stock is drilled & milled for a trap. CONDITION: Very fine. Bbl retains 93-95% strong, bright, orig, factory blue with some thinning on round section. Magazine tube retains about 95% bright factory blue. Receiver retains most of its orig case colors, strong on sides, fading to silver over top & bottom. Lever has strong colors on left side with balance turned silver & hammer 70-75% strong case colors. Wood is sound with light handling & use marks with a series of moderate scratches on left side of forearm & buttstock with a gouge by right heel & a small gouge on forearm, otherwise retains about 90% strong orig varnish. Mechanics are crisp & smooth, brilliant shiny bore. 4-58916 JR273 (6,000-10,000) 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.

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