June 25-28, 2018 Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/25/2018
Approximately 500 small frame Bullards were manufactured between 1886 and 1890. The Bullard rifle is considered the finest and smoothest lever action ever built. Its manufacturing cost were such that there are almost no two alike as a customer could order anything he wanted and given that the pricing was higher than any other lever action on the market at the time, they are usually found with nonstandard features. This rifles features: full round barrel, half magazine, beach folding front sight, sporting rear sight, blue finish, cased color hammer and lever, tang rear sight, with Bullard composition "Turkey" buttplate. Barrel retains approximately 90% original factory blue finish, all be it some fine age freckling overall. The magazine is homogenous the forend cap is likewise the brilliant high polish royal blue utilized on the frame retains 90%+ with typical striations. The case colors on sides of hammer and lever are brilliant, the walnut stocks are excellent, and you can still see and feel the raised grain having never been touched. Buttplate is near new, the lower loading port is grey patina. Action and bore are near new. A lovely and untouched, extremely scare 19th century lever action rifle. From the G. Thomas Puett Collection.
Manufacturer
Bullard Repeating Arms Co.