September 15, 16, & 17, 2026 Firearms & Militaria
The live portion of this session begins on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
Lot #2142:
(C) BLEILE ENGRAVED WINCHESTER MODEL 61 SLIDE ACTION RIFLE
Elegant custom engraved Winchester Model 61 by C. Roger Bleile. Bleile is a Firearms Engravers Guild of America (FEGA) guild master engraver, best known for his very desirable embellished Browning shotguns. High polished blue finish with dual game scene vignettes of a squirrel perched in crook of tree with trench grey background and delicate gold wire border with scroll accents at all corners of frame. Opposite side has similar vignette of rabbit with same French grey background and delicate gold wire border. Rifle is stocked with highly figured American walnut with fine checkering at wrist and underside of forearm. Traditional checkered steel buttplate. Bolt is polished in an engine turned pattern. Manufactured 1953. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine metal with 99% of the custom high polish blue polished blue. All engraving remains crisp and vivid. Bore is excellent and bight with sharp rifling and action operates properly. Wood is very fine with exterior varnish dulled from storage. An elegant custom embellished rimfire by a noted and desired engraver.