SCARCE LARGE FRAME BULLARD LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE LARGE FRAME BULLARD LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-70. SN 890. Blue finish with 26-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, Lyman ivory bead hunting front sight & rifle style ladder rear sight. Top tang is drilled & tapped for tang sight. It has usual markings on left side of receiver & “MODEL 1886” on right side. Caliber marking is on receiver ring & serial number is behind hammer slot. Serial number is also found inside top & bottom tangs at tips and on face of buttstock inside action. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain, American walnut with straight stock & Bullard hard rubber shotgun buttplate that has an elk in center. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong, bright, orig factory blue & forend cap 92-93% bright blue. Receiver retains 75-80% orig blue with losses flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Lever retains strong case colors on sides & in sheltered areas with hammer retaining about 80% brilliant colors. Stock has a hairline in left side of wrist and a couple of more by buttplate, otherwise wood is sound and retains a smooth hand worn patina, possibly having been cleaned. Mechanics are crisp & smooth, brilliant shiny bore. 4-58926 JR270 (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
	1240	$9,200.00	SCARCE LARGE FRAME BULLARD LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 45-70. SN 890. Blue finish with 26-1/4″ oct bbl, full magazine, Lyman ivory bead hunting front sight & rifle style ladder rear sight. Top tang is drilled & tapped for tang sight. It has usual markings on left side of receiver & “MODEL 1886” on right side. Caliber marking is on receiver ring & serial number is behind hammer slot. Serial number is also found inside top & bottom tangs at tips and on face of buttstock inside action. Mounted with uncheckered, straight grain, American walnut with straight stock & Bullard hard rubber shotgun buttplate that has an elk in center. CONDITION: Very fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain about 98% strong, bright, orig factory blue & forend cap 92-93% bright blue. Receiver retains 75-80% orig blue with losses flaked, not worn, to a medium patina. Lever retains strong case colors on sides & in sheltered areas with hammer retaining about 80% brilliant colors. Stock has a hairline in left side of wrist and a couple of more by buttplate, otherwise wood is sound and retains a smooth hand worn patina, possibly having been cleaned. Mechanics are crisp & smooth, brilliant shiny bore. 4-58926 JR270 (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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