June 25-28, 2018 Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/25/2018
Lightweight barrel is fitted with quarter rib holding one standing leaf express rear sight, banded-on sling eye, and standard front ramp holding sourdough bead. Caliber is at left rear. Dakota Arms 76 action with three panel checkered bolt handle and Model 70 type safety is fitted with factory scope bases. Drop box bottom metal has hinged floorplate with release button in trigger guard bow. Well streaked and lightly figured European walnut stock with skeleton steel buttplate, and features skeleton steel grip cap, ebony forend tip, swept shadow line right hand cheekpiece, and well cut borderless point pattern checkering at grip and forend. A Leupold Vari X III 3.5 - 10 scope with duplex reticle is in Redfield type rings. Weight with scope: 9 lbs. 4 oz. Excellent condition. Metal parts retain nearly all original blue with some light marks and a hint of high edge wear on floorplate. Stock has a few light marks in its original finish, mostly on left side in front of grip. Bore is excellent. Action smooth. Scope is excellent. From the G. Thomas Puett Collection.