SCARCE BULLARD LARGE FRAME LEVER ACTION REPEATING RIFLE.

SCARCE BULLARD LARGE FRAME LEVER ACTION REPEATING RIFLE. SN 387. Cal. 40-90. 23-1/2″ rnd bbl, 2/3 mag, dovetailed blade front sight with set screw, 1000-yd. ladder rear sight with retaining screw. Receiver is marked on top “CAL/40/90”, left side of receiver below dust cover is marked “BULLARD REPEATING ARMS COMPANY/SPRINGFIELD MASS. U.S.A. PAT. AUG. 16. 1881.” Top of receiver is dovetailed with dust cover. Mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, Bullard hard rubber buttplate with bull elk, standard forend with nosecap. G. Scott Jameison’s book “Bullard Arms” lists large frame repeaters in SN blocks “1-1500” and “2000-3500” with his highest recorded number “2684”. This gun is not part of the recorded serial numbers. PROVENANCE: Consignor is a direct descendant of the Bullard family. CONDITION: Very good plus. Bbl and mag tube retain an orig blue that is toning with brown patina, some areas of fine surface oxidation and normal nicks, dings & scratches. Receiver has orig blue, stronger on back rear portions with balance blending with a brown patina, some silvering on sharp edges and lower screw retaining side plate appears to be a replacement. Dust cover appears to have been cleaned and retains a gray patina. Hammer shows good orig case colors, dropping block has some orig blue, but mostly a dark patina. Lever is a dark patina with very shallow surface oxidation. Stock is sound with small chip at toe and buttplate, a couple small shallow gouges on right side, normal minor nicks, dings & scratches and retains orig finish blending with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with normal use, light nicks, dings & scratches, and retains a hand worn patina blended with some orig finish. Mechanics are smooth with a slightly dull bore with some scattered moderate pitting. 4-41074 BDT169 (3,000-5,000)

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.

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	2539	$0.00	SCARCE BULLARD LARGE FRAME LEVER ACTION REPEATING RIFLE. SN 387. Cal. 40-90. 23-1/2″ rnd bbl, 2/3 mag, dovetailed blade front sight with set screw, 1000-yd. ladder rear sight with retaining screw. Receiver is marked on top “CAL/40/90”, left side of receiver below dust cover is marked “BULLARD REPEATING ARMS COMPANY/SPRINGFIELD MASS. U.S.A. PAT. AUG. 16. 1881.” Top of receiver is dovetailed with dust cover. Mounted with straight grain walnut, uncheckered straight grip, Bullard hard rubber buttplate with bull elk, standard forend with nosecap. G. Scott Jameison’s book “Bullard Arms” lists large frame repeaters in SN blocks “1-1500” and “2000-3500” with his highest recorded number “2684”. This gun is not part of the recorded serial numbers. PROVENANCE: Consignor is a direct descendant of the Bullard family. CONDITION: Very good plus. Bbl and mag tube retain an orig blue that is toning with brown patina, some areas of fine surface oxidation and normal nicks, dings & scratches. Receiver has orig blue, stronger on back rear portions with balance blending with a brown patina, some silvering on sharp edges and lower screw retaining side plate appears to be a replacement. Dust cover appears to have been cleaned and retains a gray patina. Hammer shows good orig case colors, dropping block has some orig blue, but mostly a dark patina. Lever is a dark patina with very shallow surface oxidation. Stock is sound with small chip at toe and buttplate, a couple small shallow gouges on right side, normal minor nicks, dings & scratches and retains orig finish blending with hand worn patina. Forend is sound with normal use, light nicks, dings & scratches, and retains a hand worn patina blended with some orig finish. Mechanics are smooth with a slightly dull bore with some scattered moderate pitting. 4-41074 BDT169 (3,000-5,000) 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.

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