GUN FALL 2017
The live portion of this session begins on Tuesday, October 31, 2017.
SUPERBLY FINISHED AND BEAUTIFULLY ENGRAVED HARTMANN & WEISS CUSTOM BOLT RIFLE WITH NICKEL SCOPE, OAK AND LEATHER CASE AND ACCESSORIES.HARTMAN & WEISSBEST BOLT RIFLE00049.3x64W/CASE, 7 ACCESS, SCOPEMODERNCal. 9.3 x 64. Utilizing a Weatherby Mark V action, these superb craftsmen of Hamburg installed 27" tapered round bbl fitted with one standing leaf rear sight on island base and front ramp with sourdough bead. Front scope base is at breech end. Top of bbl is engraved in Old English script "Hartmann & Weiss 2 Hamburg 73 (Rahlstedt) Schoneberger Ster 120. Schutzenhof". Action is fitted with rear claw base on bridge which is also etched with SN and caliber. Bolt knob is checkered at bottom and double set triggers are fitted. The rear 5" of bbl and nearly the entire case hardened action, are engraved with exceptionally well cut large shaded scroll with acanthus and strapwork highlights. There are gold wire inlaid accents at edges. No engravers signature found. Very finely marbled and lightly fiddle figured European walnut extreme horn capped pistol grip stock with hogback comb features schnabeled horn tip and swept shadow line right hand cheekpiece. Exceptionally well cut point pattern checkering with mullered borders is at grip and forend. Stock measures 14-5/8" over thin black leather covered pad. Rifle is fitted with Nickel 2.5 - 9 rail scope with 3 post reticle in claw bases, case hardened and engraved to match rifle. Rifle is housed in full length high quality oak and leather case with brass corners and yellow canvas tan leather trimmed outer cover, and is lined in burgundy cloth. Gold embossed Hartmann & Weiss label is in lid, and case contains a number of Hartmann & Weiss marked accessories french fitted including gold plated vaseline bottle, square oil bottle, and another round oil bottle, 3-pc brass cleaning rod, horn handled turnscrew, and a horn handled Loveless pattern knife with Damascus blade marked Galazan. CONDITION: Excellent, essentially as new, appears unfired since proof, with only the faintest of handling marks in all wood and metal surfaces. There are some small marks and rubs in exterior lacquer of scope which is optically clear. Case is excellent, as are accessories. 52722-4 MGM408 (12,000-18,000)