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1318
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$5,900.00
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*GRIFFIN & HOWE CUSTOM SPRINGFIELD WITH SCOPE. SN 921. Cal. 7 x 57. 24″ Round bbl is fitted with sleeved-on sling eye and front ramp, with knurled sight protector and longitudinally dovetailed Marble bronze bead. Bbl is engraved “NO. 921 GRIFFIN & HOWE, Inc. NEW YORK” on top. Caliber “7mm” is stamped on top left rear. Typical Springfield action has been reshaped at tang for a more pleasing line, receiver ring stippled, Lyman 48 receiver sight installed, along with an early type G & H side mount. Bolt body is damascened, floorplate and action rail engine turned. Bolt knob is checkered. Standard bottom metal has checkered thumb recess at front of floorplate. Trigger thinned and checkered. Classic G & H stock of fine fiddle figured and lightly streaked European walnut measures 13-7/8″ over typical engraved and checkered steel trap buttplate and features Whelen type beaded cheekpiece, reinforcing stock bolt, steel grip cap, horn forend tip, and classic G & H point pattern checkering at forend and grip. A sling eye and vacant silver oval are on toe line. Carl Zeiss Zielklein 2-5 X scope is in early “patent applied for” G & H mount with windage adjustment. Drop at heel: approx 3″, drop at comb: approx 1-7/8″. Weight with scope: 8 lbs. 14 oz. LOP: 13-7/8″. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 90 – 95% orig blue, silvered on high edges, with some light freckling overall. Floorplate is browning in areas. Damascening and engine turning are orig and still bright. Stock retains nearly all of its orig finish showing some raised grain, and some oil rubbed in over the years, checkering slightly worn. Bore is excellent, bright and shiny, with sharp rifling throughout. Scope has some marks in exterior blue, turret showing some brass through lacquer. Optics are clear. A fine example of a late twenties/ early thirties G & H, in a great caliber. 4-48306 MGM12 (4,000-7,000)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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. |