Image Lot Price Description





2531
$5,750.00

RARE DELUXE BULLARD SINGLE SHOT RIFLE WITH SCOPE. SN 3736. Cal. .32-40. 28-1/8″ part oct bbl, Lyman wind-gauge front sight, no provision for rear bbl sight. Top flat of bbl is equipped with scope blocks with 7-1/4″ spacing with aluminum adjustable target mounts holding a J.W. Fecker 12x scope. Top flat over chamber is marked “32/40″ and standard Bullard address. Standard interchangeable bbl receiver, top tang equipped with 2-7/8” graduated, sliding peep sight, mounted with highly figured flame grain walnut, checkered pistol grip with gull wing cap, nickeled short pronged Swiss buttplate, multi-point wrap-around checkered schnable forend. In G. Scott Jamieson’s book “BULLARD ARMS” this serial number is listed as found, except for scope. PROVENANCE: Consignor is a direct descendant of the Bullard family. CONDITION: Fine. Bbl retains nearly all of a fine restored hot blue with some minor spotting of fine surface oxidation and usual small nicks and scratches. Receiver retains good orig case colors, stronger on left side, thinning and blending with gray patina on right. Hammer and lever show good orig colors blending with patina. Stock is sound with very good checkering, a few minor nicks and scratches and retains its orig varnish finish. Swiss buttplate retains most of its orig nickel. Forend is sound with good checkering, a few minor nicks and scratches and retains it orig varnish finish. Scope shows good finish, good optics with solid crosshairs. Also accompanying gun are 4 rounds of orig Western .32-40 ammo. Mechanics are crisp and smooth with a nice shiny bore. 4-41083 BDT174 (6,000-8,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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.