May 28 & 29, 2020 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/29/2020
Made with 16 gauge barrels on top with 7x57R rifle barrel on the bottom. Solid raised top rib with flip up rear sight and ramp blade front sight. Bottom of barrels with sling swivel. Breech lumps are lightly engraved. Barrels are Bohler Special Steel with proof marks on bottoms. Forend with slight Schnabel tip is checkered in light point pattern and has engraved Deeley release. Mounted with a 1x4 Vari-X II Leupold scope. Coin finished action is near full coverage engraved in acanthus leaf shaded pattern. There is a large pheasant on left, two leaping rabbits on bottom, and three flying ducks on right. Trigger guard with initials "HTF" nicely engraved. Made with double triggers, extractor, and auto safety. The custom buttstock is checkered in point pattern through the wrist, has capped pistol grip, and cheek piece on right side, sling swivel near toe, and terminates with a black "Decelerator" brand pad. CONDITION: Very good. Barrels retain about 95% of what appears to be their original blue which is turning plum. The forend is very good checkering has thinned and finish has thinned at high points. Action retains about 90% of its original coin finish. Replacement buttstock is excellent and has minor handling marks and hunting scratches and retains about 95% of its custom finish. Bores are good, mechanics are fine. Optics are a tad cloudy. JSL
Caliber/Bore
7.57R, 16 Bore