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3115
$6,325.00

BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVED A.O. NIEDNER CUSTOM WINCHESTER HIGH WALL TARGET RIFLE. SN 81141. Cal. 22 Baby Niedner BHP (Uses 218 Bee case). Special target rifle by one of the world’s most famous target rifle makers, A.O. Niedner of Dowagiac, Michigan, and bbl is so marked. It has a 28” tapered medium weight rnd bbl without sights and mounted with scope blocks containing a Lyman 8X Junior Targetspot scope. Receiver is very nicely custom engraved with a standing bear vignette on left side and a standing doe deer on right side with both panels surrounded by full coverage foliate pattern engraving with shaded background. Left side of upper & lower tangs, under wood, are stamped “J.P.P.” It has Schutzen dbl set triggers with standard lever. Mounted with a custom light Schutzen-style stock made from about 3X center crotch cut, flame grain American walnut with checkered wrist that has raised checkered side panels and a very high thin cheekpiece with a brass Schutzen buttplate. Forearm is orig Winchester equipment with black insert Schnable tip that has been custom checkered. Accompanied by a pair of custom hand dies and two partial boxes of 22 cal Niedner bullets, and with several handwritten recipes. PROVENANCE: Glenn Marsh Collection. CONDITION: Very fine. Metal retains most of its fine custom blue with minor sharp edge wear. Stock has a chip missing at receiver and a crack back of top tang, otherwise wood is sound and retains most of its fine custom finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bore. Crisp optics. 4-59686 JR72 (4,000-7,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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