RARE BULLARD DELUXE SCHUTZEN-STYLE SINGLE-SHOT TARGET RIFLE TWO-BBL SET.

RARE BULLARD DELUXE SCHUTZEN-STYLE SINGLE-SHOT TARGET RIFLE TWO-BBL SET. Cal. 22-5 & 32-40. SN 3842. Spectacular & beautiful Bullard rifle with interchangeable bbls. Both bbls are 30-1/8″, of medium weight, oct to rnd without provision for a rear sight. The 22 bbl has standard bead front sight & 32-40 bbl a windgage globe front sight. Both have usual markings on top flats. Top tang is mounted with a thick base, mid-range, Vernier tang sight with 3″ staff. Edge of eye-cup & adjusting knob have very fine knurling. It is mounted with extremely beautiful, highly figured, checkered, American walnut with two semi-schnable tipped forearms & Schutzen-style buttstock with serpentine grip & high-comb with square front edge, deep cheek piece & a nickel-plated brass, Swiss buttplate. Also accompanied by a fine custom-built walnut shooting box. Box is 11-13/16″ x 5-7/8″ x 3-9/16″. A German silver-plate screwed to the top that has a target design in center. It has a German silver, decorative drawer-pull attached to front. Box is beautifully dovetailed with fine workmanship. Box is compartmented in bottom with a block for 100 cartridges, which contains 83 nickeled everlasting cases & 17 nickeled UMC cases. There are 6 loose nickel cases. Other compartment contains a rare Pope two-cavity mold with sprue cutter marked on left side of mold block “BY H. M. POPE, HARTFORD, CONN.” Also contains a nickeled Pope capping/de-capping tool marked “32-40”. Contains another capping/de-capping tool marked “Z. C. TALBOT” with “PAT. AP’LD. FOR” & “32”. This tool has a nicely turned hardwood handle with brass ferrule & is nickel-plated. It also contains an empty Marlin 32 cal. bullet box & a Remington 38 cal. bullet box filled with several hundred copper primers. It also has a mortised brass lock and latches on each end. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching. 22 bbl retains 93-95% strong, bright, orig factory blue with some thinning over chamber area & muzzle. 32-40 bbl retains 93-95% strong, bright, orig, factory blue with some flaking over chamber area & on bbl. There are a series of scratches about mid-point. Both have brilliant, shiny bores. Receiver retains most of its orig case colors, somewhat faded, but still very strong & bright. Lever retains strong case colors on sides & upper end & hammer about 95% strong case colors. Buttplate retains most of orig nickel-plating with wear only on prongs. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches with a few heavier scratches on 22 forearm & overall retains about all its bright, orig varnish. Checkering shows only light wear. Mechanics are crisp. 4-58913 JR255 (7,500-12,500)

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
	1252	$22,425.00	RARE BULLARD DELUXE SCHUTZEN-STYLE SINGLE-SHOT TARGET RIFLE TWO-BBL SET. Cal. 22-5 & 32-40. SN 3842. Spectacular & beautiful Bullard rifle with interchangeable bbls. Both bbls are 30-1/8″, of medium weight, oct to rnd without provision for a rear sight. The 22 bbl has standard bead front sight & 32-40 bbl a windgage globe front sight. Both have usual markings on top flats. Top tang is mounted with a thick base, mid-range, Vernier tang sight with 3″ staff. Edge of eye-cup & adjusting knob have very fine knurling. It is mounted with extremely beautiful, highly figured, checkered, American walnut with two semi-schnable tipped forearms & Schutzen-style buttstock with serpentine grip & high-comb with square front edge, deep cheek piece & a nickel-plated brass, Swiss buttplate. Also accompanied by a fine custom-built walnut shooting box. Box is 11-13/16″ x 5-7/8″ x 3-9/16″. A German silver-plate screwed to the top that has a target design in center. It has a German silver, decorative drawer-pull attached to front. Box is beautifully dovetailed with fine workmanship. Box is compartmented in bottom with a block for 100 cartridges, which contains 83 nickeled everlasting cases & 17 nickeled UMC cases. There are 6 loose nickel cases. Other compartment contains a rare Pope two-cavity mold with sprue cutter marked on left side of mold block “BY H. M. POPE, HARTFORD, CONN.” Also contains a nickeled Pope capping/de-capping tool marked “32-40”. Contains another capping/de-capping tool marked “Z. C. TALBOT” with “PAT. AP’LD. FOR” & “32”. This tool has a nicely turned hardwood handle with brass ferrule & is nickel-plated. It also contains an empty Marlin 32 cal. bullet box & a Remington 38 cal. bullet box filled with several hundred copper primers. It also has a mortised brass lock and latches on each end. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine, all matching. 22 bbl retains 93-95% strong, bright, orig factory blue with some thinning over chamber area & muzzle. 32-40 bbl retains 93-95% strong, bright, orig, factory blue with some flaking over chamber area & on bbl. There are a series of scratches about mid-point. Both have brilliant, shiny bores. Receiver retains most of its orig case colors, somewhat faded, but still very strong & bright. Lever retains strong case colors on sides & upper end & hammer about 95% strong case colors. Buttplate retains most of orig nickel-plating with wear only on prongs. Wood is sound with minor nicks & scratches with a few heavier scratches on 22 forearm & overall retains about all its bright, orig varnish. Checkering shows only light wear. Mechanics are crisp. 4-58913 JR255 (7,500-12,500) 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.

.red{fill:#B50938;} .white{fill:#FFFFFF;} .blue{fill:#005596;}