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John
Bolliger |
Custom Mauser G.33/40 |
.270 Win. |
$11,250 |
| 22 1/2" tapered round barrel with interchangeable muzzle brake and plain, |
| flush-mounted cap. Highly figured American black walnut stock with |
| widow's-peaked ebony forend tip, classic wrap-around point-pattern |
| checkering with mullered borders and extra detailing behind steel pistol grip |
| cap, slight palm-swell, classic comb, beaded cheekpiece, inletted |
| escutcheoned sling swivel bases and Niedner-type checkered steel |
| buttplate. G.33/40 Mauser action with jeweled bolt, three-panel checkered |
| bolt knob, Model 70-type safety, Blackburn bottom metal with hinged |
| straddle floorplate and release inside triggerguard. Swarovski Z6i 1.7-10x42 |
| illuminated 30mm matted-finished scope with fine 4A duplex reticle and two |
| interchangeable turrets for different elevations on Talley rings fitted to |
| Bolliger's own sculptured double-squarebridge bases. Pull: 14". Weight: |
| 9lbs, 0oz. Very little used. |
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Classic
Arms Corp. |
Custom
Winchester |
.30'06 |
$10,975. |
| 22 1/2" tapered round barrel with detented-hooded full-band front sight, full- |
| band swivel base, and quarter rib with 1 standing and 3 folding platinum- |
| lined express sights engraved for 50, 100, 200 and 300 yards. Prominently |
| straight-grained European walnut stock by Jim Tucker with ebony forend |
| tip, classic wrap-around point-pattern checkering, engraved steel pistol grip |
| cap, classic comb, beaded pancake cheekpiece, rear swivel stud (both |
| SuperGrade width) and Silvers red rubber recoil pad. Prewar, cloverleaf-tang |
| Winchester Model 70 action with type I safety, 3-panel checkered bolt knob, |
| built-up and checkered bolt stop, and custom hinged floorplate with |
| release inside triggerguard. Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5x matte-finished scope |
| with fine duplex reticle on one-of-a-kind handmade claw mounts. Metalwork |
| by Steve Heilmann. Fine scroll engraved by Lee Griffiths and with a |
| prancing buck bulino-engraved on the floorplate. Pull: 14". Weight: 8lbs, |
| 14oz. Virtually new condition. |
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| William Evans, London |
Boxlock Double Rifle |
.470 Nitro Express |
$19,995 |
| 28" SxS chopper-lump barrels with raised ramp front sight, smooth swamped |
| rib, raised matted quarter rib with 1 standing and 2 folding platinum-lined |
| express sights engraved for 100, 200 & 300 yards. Figured English walnut |
| stocks with lever-release splinter forend, classic point-pattern checkering |
| and with checkered sidepanels, extended bottom tang to steel-capped pistol |
| grip, sling swivels, silver initial oval engraved J A A-H, and Silver's red |
| rubber recoil pad. Fine scroll engraved boxlock action with active doll's head |
| third fastener, bushed firing pins, double triggers, and automatic top tang |
| safety with SAFE inlaid in gold. London nitro proofed for 75gr cordite and |
| 500gr bullet. Pull: 14 1/2". Weight: 11lbs, 3oz. Built 1919. Tight, and with |
| very good bores. 99%+ properly English reblacked barrels. Traces original |
| casehardening colors on action (vivid inside forend), and with crisp scroll |
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| C B Holden, |
Hammer Falling Block Sidelock |
.36 Cal |
$19,995 |
| Worcester, Mass. |
Single Shot Long Range
Creedmoor Rifle |
| 30" tapered round fluid steel barrel with front sight bead and provision for |
| windgauge sight, and Rocky Mountain rear barrel sight. Figured walnut |
| stock with engraved nickel-plated forend tip, classic point-pattern |
| checkering, nickel-plated steel pistol grip cap and buttplate---lower buttplate |
| screw checkered to integrate with checkering pattern on butt. Sculptural |
| action body with inletted sidelock on right and matching sideplate on left--- |
| both scroll engraved and casehardened, manual extractor lever on top, |
| hinged loading lever ahead of trigger. Long range vernier tang sight. Pull: 13 |
| 5/8". Weight: 9lbs, 9 1/2oz. Very fine condition, retaining 99% nickle, 95% |
| casehardening and 95%blue. Excellent bore. |
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| Georg Hoenig / |
Custom ZKK-602 |
.375 H&H Mag. |
$4,495 |
| 25" tapered, round, lugged barrel with full-band front sight and sling swivel. |
| 1 standing and 2 folding express sights on integral island base. Custom |
| stocked by Georg Hoenig with straight and strong European walnut: classic |
| point-pattern checkering wrapping fully under the forend and over the wrist, |
| recoil crossbolt under front receiver ring, steel trapdoor pistol grip cap, |
| pancake cheekpiece, rear swivel and red rubber Pachmayr Old English recoil |
| pad. Brno controlled-feed, double-squarebridge magnum-length action |
| tuned by Georg Hoenig, with single-set trigger, hinged floorplate, |
| squarebridges dovetailed to accept scope rings directly, and pushbutton |
| pop-up peep sight built into rear bridge. Pull: 14". Weight: 9lbs. Barreled |
| action built 1970. Nearly new condition. |
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Steven Dodd Hughes |
Custom
Bertuzzi |
20ga, 2 3/4" |
$19,750 |
| 27" SxS chopper-lump barrels with flat matted rib and ivory bead front sight |
| choked improved cylinder & modified. 15" pull from mechanical single |
| trigger. 1 1/2" - 2 1/4" drop. 3/8" cast-off. Highly figured California English |
| walnut stocks with Anson-pushbutton-release splinter forend, teardrops, |
| straight English grip, classic point-pattern checkering with mullered borders- |
| --wrapping completely around the entire wrist---and solid black Old English |
| recoil pad. Sculpted, Turnbull-casehardened, bar-action sidelock with gold- |
| line cocking indicators, automatic ejectors, bushed firing pins with retaining |
| setscrews, manual top tang safety with SAFE inlaid in gold, and beaded- |
| edge long-tang triggerguard. Classic English rose & scroll engraving by |
| Michael Dubber. Weight: 6lbs, 10oz. Barreled action built 1980. Shotgun |
| completed 1999. In nearly new condition, retaining all of its original finishes, |
| excellent bores, tight, and with strong ejectors in perfect time. Signed with a |
| gold-inlaid SDH touchmark behind the trigger and by Michael Dubber in |
| front. In leather trunk case with cleaning accessories. On the cover of and |
| subject of an article in the ACGG journal, GUNMAKER. Pictured in Double |
| Guns / Custom Gunsmithing by Steven Dodd Hughes, 2007, page 163. |
| Exhibited at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, "Three Centuries of |
| Tradition---The Renaissance of Sporting Arms in America", July - Oct 2003; |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Jan - April 2004; Conner Prairie Museum, |
| June - Aug 2004; and covered in the exhibition's book, pages 160-1. |
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| J. Purdey & Sons. |
Extra Finish Sidelock Ejector |
12ga, 2 3/4" |
$36,950 |
| Two consecutive sets SxS chopper-lump barrels with flat hand-matted ribs, |
| large ivory front bead and fine steel middle bead. 28" barrels choked |
| modified & improved modified. 26" barrels choked cylinder & improved |
| cylinder. 14 1/2" pull from single trigger to leather covered pad. 1 5/8" - 2 |
| 1/2" drop. 1/4" cast-off. Highly figured Circassian walnut stock with straight |
| English grip, Anson-release beavertail forend, classic point-pattern |
| checkering with mullered borders and teardrops. Extra Finish Purdey rose & |
| scroll engraving and with deep-chiseled acanthus scroll fences by Ken Hunt |
| and "Green Man" engraved on underside of receiver. Bushed firing pins, |
| cocking indicators and automatic safety with SAFE in gold. Weight: 7lbs, |
| 3oz. Original London proof for 2 3/4" cartridges. Built 1959. Retaining |
| 99%+barrel blue and 95% casehardening colors. Mechanically fine, in proof, |
| with tight action and excellent bores. With Purdey email confirming |
| specification. In maker's leather trunk case with cleaning accessories and |
| spare firing pins in horn bottle. And, with Americase airline travel case with |
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| W & C Scott |
The Bowood |
12ga, 2 3/4" |
$3,950 |
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Scalloped Boxlock Ejector |
| 26" SxS barrels with smooth concave rib and fine bead front sight choked |
| modefied & full. Scroll engraved scalloped receiver with automatic top tang |
| safety with SAFE inlaid in gold. 14 1/2" pull from front trigger to leather- |
| covered recoil pad. 1 1/2" - 2 3/8" drop. 3/8" cast-off. Figured walnut stocks |
| with Anson pushbutton release splinter forend, straight English grip, and |
| vacant hallmarked 9K gold initial oval. Weight: 5lbs, 14 1/2oz. Built 1979. |
| 99%blue. 95% casehardening colors. Tight. Excellent bores. Barrels ring like |
| chimes. Ejectors in time. |
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