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3355
$5,750.00

*FINE BOROVINIK MAUSER ACTION BOLT RIFLE. SN 3115.76. Cal. 375 H&H. Exquisite dangerous game magazine rifle. 26″ Bohler Super Blitz steel heavy sporter bbl with ramp front sight and gold bead Island express rear sight with one standing and one folding leaf. Receiver is fully engraved in intermediate scroll work with silver wire borders. Butterknife style bolt handle is similarly adorned. Lever style floorplate features a silver inlayed charging Elephant surrounded by full coverage scroll work and silver wire borders. Trigger guard features a Lion portrait in silver as above. Gripcap is similarly adorned with the previous owner’s initials appearing in positive relief. Trapdoor cartridge box features a positive relief Cape Buffalo portrait in silver as above. Receiver is fitted with claw type quick detach scope mounts containing a rail mounted Zeiss Diavari-Z 30mm 1.5-6X rifle scope. Bbl mounted sling swivel stud with rear stud mounted forward of the ammo trap. Mounted in highly figured European walnut with a schnable forend tip of buffalo horn. Intricate fish scale style checkering pattern and sculpted Bavarian style cheekpiece 14-1/8″ over a brown vented pad. Accompanied by a full length brass bound, velvet lined, leather hard case with compartments for optics and accessories. CONDITION: Very fine. Gun shows evidence of safari use, with numerous small handling marks on the wood and a few light nicks on metal surfaces. Mechanics and optics sound. Bore is bright and shiny. Case is structurally sound with some rubbing to the velvet lining and minor damage to the dividers. 4-32800 WD39 (8,000-12,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007
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