SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER LARGE FRAME BULLARD LEVER ACTION RIFLE.

SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER LARGE FRAME BULLARD LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40-75 Bullard. SN 305. Standard grade rifle with special order 28-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and short, semi-buckhorn rear sight. Top tang is not drilled & tapped for tang sight. Left side of receiver has usual late markings with caliber over receiver ring, serial number behind hammer slot & the number “7059” stamped on lower left side of receiver. Serial number is also found on inside of top & bottom tangs, inside buttplate & on face of buttstock inside receiver. The numbers stamped on tangs are parallel to tang vs. the usual perpendicular position. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, straight grain, American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate without trap. Although buttplate does not have a trap, stock is drilled & milled for a trap. CONDITION: About fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of a fine, professionally restored finish with minor nicks & some scattered fine pitting. Receiver, also possibly an old restored finish, is a smooth plum blue & sideplate retains about 70% thin blue with balance flaked to light patina. Forearm has a hairline in front of carrier opening with a scrape on right side, nicks & scratches elsewhere and buttstock a gouge on left wrist with a grain check on left side & overall wood retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine & smooth, bright shiny bore with a tiny spot or two of orange peel roughness. 4-58919 JR271 (3,000-5,000)

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
	1241	$7,475.00	SCARCE SPECIAL ORDER LARGE FRAME BULLARD LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. 40-75 Bullard. SN 305. Standard grade rifle with special order 28-1/4″ oct to rnd bbl, full magazine, half nickel front sight and short, semi-buckhorn rear sight. Top tang is not drilled & tapped for tang sight. Left side of receiver has usual late markings with caliber over receiver ring, serial number behind hammer slot & the number “7059” stamped on lower left side of receiver. Serial number is also found on inside of top & bottom tangs, inside buttplate & on face of buttstock inside receiver. The numbers stamped on tangs are parallel to tang vs. the usual perpendicular position. Mounted with nicely figured, uncheckered, straight grain, American walnut with straight stock & crescent buttplate without trap. Although buttplate does not have a trap, stock is drilled & milled for a trap. CONDITION: About fine, all matching. Bbl & magazine tube retain most of a fine, professionally restored finish with minor nicks & some scattered fine pitting. Receiver, also possibly an old restored finish, is a smooth plum blue & sideplate retains about 70% thin blue with balance flaked to light patina. Forearm has a hairline in front of carrier opening with a scrape on right side, nicks & scratches elsewhere and buttstock a gouge on left wrist with a grain check on left side & overall wood retains most of a professionally restored finish. Mechanics are fine & smooth, bright shiny bore with a tiny spot or two of orange peel roughness. 4-58919 JR271 (3,000-5,000) 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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