PROTOTYPE OR EXPERIMENTAL BULLARD SINGLE-SHOT TARGET/HUNTING RIFLE.

PROTOTYPE OR EXPERIMENTAL BULLARD SINGLE-SHOT TARGET/HUNTING RIFLE. Cal. 38-55. NSN. Radical redesign by Dexter Smithof the Bullard with 27-1/4″ oct bbl with globe front sight & no provision for a rear sight. Top tang is tapped for a receiver sight, which is missing. It has a thicker than normal Bullard shaped receiver with a thumb lever on right side & is made without bottom lever. Lever is attached to a shank that extends completely through the receiver, which carries both the rotating breech block & extractor. When lever is depressed, the first ten degrees or so of travel cocks the hammer into the safety notch before the breech block ever begins to move. Trigger guard is silver brazed to a solid bottom plate & it has a simple, smooth trigger. It is completely without markings on either bbl or receiver. Bore is conventionally rifled with five wide grooves & narrow lands. It is mounted with a very highly figured, center crotch cut, uncheckered, American walnut with typical Bullard-style semi-schnable forearm & straight stock with Bullard’s trademark hard rubber buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains about 80% strong, orig blue with balance a medium patina. There is a spot of pitting on right side of bbl with a few other spots scattered about. Receiver retains case colors, mostly in sheltered areas, mostly turned silver with medium patina. Couple of screws are battered & there are scratch & scrape marks around breech block screw. Three lower frame screws have small dots stamped above them in the pattern of 1, 2 & 3. There is a repaired chip by top tang & a small crack in back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound with a gouge in buttstock & series of scratches in forearm & overall retains most of its orig bright varnish. Mechanics are fine. Brilliant, shiny bore with a spot or two. 4-58906 JR253 (5,000-10,000)

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
	1251	$5,175.00	PROTOTYPE OR EXPERIMENTAL BULLARD SINGLE-SHOT TARGET/HUNTING RIFLE. Cal. 38-55. NSN. Radical redesign by Dexter Smithof the Bullard with 27-1/4″ oct bbl with globe front sight & no provision for a rear sight. Top tang is tapped for a receiver sight, which is missing. It has a thicker than normal Bullard shaped receiver with a thumb lever on right side & is made without bottom lever. Lever is attached to a shank that extends completely through the receiver, which carries both the rotating breech block & extractor. When lever is depressed, the first ten degrees or so of travel cocks the hammer into the safety notch before the breech block ever begins to move. Trigger guard is silver brazed to a solid bottom plate & it has a simple, smooth trigger. It is completely without markings on either bbl or receiver. Bore is conventionally rifled with five wide grooves & narrow lands. It is mounted with a very highly figured, center crotch cut, uncheckered, American walnut with typical Bullard-style semi-schnable forearm & straight stock with Bullard’s trademark hard rubber buttplate. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains about 80% strong, orig blue with balance a medium patina. There is a spot of pitting on right side of bbl with a few other spots scattered about. Receiver retains case colors, mostly in sheltered areas, mostly turned silver with medium patina. Couple of screws are battered & there are scratch & scrape marks around breech block screw. Three lower frame screws have small dots stamped above them in the pattern of 1, 2 & 3. There is a repaired chip by top tang & a small crack in back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound with a gouge in buttstock & series of scratches in forearm & overall retains most of its orig bright varnish. Mechanics are fine. Brilliant, shiny bore with a spot or two. 4-58906 JR253 (5,000-10,000) 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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