June 25-28, 2018 Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/26/2018
Standered features include: full octagon barrel, full magazine, blue finish, case colored hammer and lever, walnut stocks with rifle buttplate. Barrel has razor sharp legends and retain about 90% factory blue, albeit, light patina is starting to show through. This is most evident in the tube, which is now a homogeneous blend of blue and patina, as is the forend cap. Frame retains 85% original blue, mixing with brown patina but still has some bright areas. Colors have toned on hammer and leaver, with some still viable. Buttplate is patina. Wood is excellent. Proud to metal on forend, but slightly shy at upper tang. Fine action, with a strong clean rifled bore, far above average with an overall look that shows most of the blue but has dulled a bit with the blending of patina.