GUN FALL 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/31/2017
FINELY FITTED AND EMBELLISHED GALAZAN CUSTOM BOLT ACTION RIFLE WITH SWAROVSKI SCOPE, CASE, AND ACCESSORIES.GALAZANGALAZAN BOLT RIFLEGALAZAN-0630-06W/CASE, 7 ACCESS, SCOPEMODERNCal. 30-06. Starting with a Dakota standard length Mauser type action, with 23" lightweight round bbl, a one standing leaf express rear sight in island base, sleeved-on sling eye, and front ramp holding gold bead have been installed. Bbl is nicely blued, and entire action is case hardened, and bolt body engine turned. Bbl additions and parts of the rear of bbl as well as nearly the entire action, have been engraved with miniature scroll within scroll terminated gold wire borders. Floorplate has this fine work surrounding oval portrait of gold inlaid mule deer buck with bulino shading. Well marbled and lightly figured European walnut skeleton steel capped pistol grip stock measures 14" over thin black leather covered pad. Stock features swept shadow line cheekpiece, ebony forend tip, and well cut point pattern checkering at grip and forend. Sides of stock, centered on action, have been inlet with gold renditions of antlered game; mule deer buck and does on right, with bull elk and three cows on left side. These inlays have been delicately bulino shaded in close to photographic quality. Rifle is mounted with Swarovski Z 3 3-9 scope with duplex reticle in engraved and case hardened Talley rings. Rifle is housed in high quality oak and leather case with leather trimmed canvas outer cover. Case is lined in burgundy cloth. CSMC label is in lid and case is semi-french fitted for accessories including gold plated vaseline jar, square oil bottle, and other round oil bottle, 3-pc brass cleaning rod, horn handled turnscrew, and horn handled knife with Damascus blade marked Galazan. CONDITION: Excellent. Appears essentially unfired, with only a few of the lightest handling and assembly marks on wood and metal. Scope is excellent, optically clear. Case is excellent, as are accessories. 52722-3 MGM409 (10,000-15,000)