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Custom Marlin Ballard Model 1892 Schuetzen Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,750.00 USD
Custom Marlin Ballard Model 1892 Schuetzen Rifle
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Custom Marlin Ballard Model 1892 Schuetzen Single Shot Target Rifle, #7265, .32-40 cal., 28'' Winchester High-Wall heavy blue octagonal barrel, case hardened frame, Schuetzen finger-groove lever, adjustable double set trigger, super-fancy Schuetzen checkered cheekpiece walnut stock and Schnabel forend, with Swiss buttplate, spirit lever front sight and tang rear sight, and 8-ball removable palm rest. In modern fitted canvas case with green felt lining. Top of barrel with screw plug holes for dovetailed scope mounts. Condition is excellent as custom built. Later finished barrel is an excellent inky black/blue, showing almost no finish loss. Original rear sight area with dovetail blank. Case hardened finish to frame is excellent retaining vivid colors. Finger-groove lever retains almost all of its later accomplished plum finish. Japanned Swiss buttplate with minor finish losses. Beautiful fiddleback walnut stock is excellent with two very small chips at 6 o'clock position of cheekpiece. Checkering to both pistol-grip area and forend are sharp and crisp. Double set trigger is extremely light after being set. Bore is bright. Tang sight and spirit lever front sight are of current mfg. Modern case is fine to near excellent with only minor soiling to the exterior; interior with wear and discoloration to green felt from glue. Est.: $3,500-$5,000. (Antique)