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1245
$5,750.00

AGENT MARKED LARGE FRAME BULLARD LEVER ACTION RIFLE. Cal. Appears to be 45-60. SN 273. Serial number is stamped over another number which appears to be “89”. Standard grade rifle with 28″ rnd bbl, full magazine, homemade German silver, Rocky Mountain front sight & a modern replacement flat top rear sight. Top tang is not drilled & tapped for tang sight. Top of bbl is marked “J.P. LOWER DENVER COL”. Left side of receiver has standard late marking & right side is without Model 1886 marking. Receiver ring does not have caliber marking. Serial number is back of hammer slot & orig serial number “89” appears inside tips of top & bottom tangs under wood, on face of buttstock inside receiver & on front edge of buttplate tang under wood. Buttplate does not have a trap, although buttstock is drilled & milled for a trap. CONDITION: Very good. Bbl & magazine tube retain traces of orig blue in sheltered areas being a smooth medium silver/brown patina with a scattered spot or two of light rust. Receiver retains 80-85% strong, bright orig blue, mostly on sides with dust cover, top & bottom of receiver, thinning & turning to patina. Stock has a tiny hairline on left side of wrist & another at back of bottom tang with a crack in forearm at each corner of carrier opening, otherwise wood is sound. Forearm has a gouge on bottom showing heavy wear with light nicks & scratches elsewhere. Buttstock has three or four small bruises & gouges on left side with light nicks & scratches elsewhere & three notches in comb. There is a sliver missing on left side at top tang & overall retains a dark oil stain patina. Mechanics are a little stiff, probably just need cleaning. Bright shiny bore with some very fine orange peel roughness. 4-58925 JR279 (4,000-6,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2006
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