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1573
$3,162.50

*WINCHESTER LONG TANG MODEL 71 DELUXE WITH BOLT PEEP. SN 12617. Cal. 348 WCF. 24″ bbl, 2/3 magazine, stippled ramp, gold bead front sight with sight hood, slot blank in rear seat. Left side bbl marked “WINCHESTER / PROOF STEEL – MODEL 71 – WINCHESTER / TRADEMARK – 348 W.C.F.” Right side of bbl “MADE IN U.S.A. WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. / NEW HAVEN. CONN.” Standard early receiver with long top tang and bolt with integral mounted peep sight. Mounted with streaky straight grain walnut, checkered pistol grip, Winchester hard rubber grip cap, checkered steel buttplate, inlet swivel base, side panel checkered forend and nosecap with sling swivel base. CONDITION: Fine, bbl retains 97-98% orig finish with some minor muzzle wear, a couple of tiny dings on right side, a few minor light scratches. Sight hood has some surface oxidation on its right side and over top, mixing with brown patina. Magazine cap has flaked to silver, blending with brown patina. Magazine tube shows most of orig blue. Forend cap retains 70% orig flaking blue, blending with brown patina. Receiver retains 95% orig blue with some minor nicks and scratches, thinning on sharp edges, flaking on top rear tang and blending with silver and brown patina. Loading gate has 50% orig blue blending with silver patina. Lever and hammer retain most orig blue, silvering at sharp edges. Stock is sound with crisp pre-war checkering, some nicks, dings and scratches, a few spots of flaking finish but retains much of orig finish. Forend is sound with sharp checkering, typical nicks and dings and retains most of it’s orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with nice shiny bore. 4-38819 BDT120 (2,250-2,750)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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