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Custom Winchester Pre '64 Model 70 Bolt Action Rifle

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Custom Winchester Pre '64 Model 70 Bolt Action Rifle
serial #41192, 22 Hornet, 24'' barrel with a bright, excellent professionally relined bore. The barrel appears to have been sourced from a Model 54 with the original marking polished and restamped with Model 70 markings, as said markings are clearer than their companions and the underside of the barrel is ''33'' dated, a point prior to Model 70 manufacturing. The metal surfaces retain about 99% professionally reapplied blue, polished on the barrel and bottom metal and matte on the receiver, with a touch of operational wear on the races, a minor handling mark or two, and a few hints of previous pinprick pitting beneath the finish. The bolt body is nicely jeweled and the high edges of the blue bolt handle shows light silvering. The checkered capped pistolgrip walnut stock with ebony forend cap is in excellent condition with a couple lightly chipped points in otherwise robust checkering and a few easily missed minor handling marks, the checkered steel widow's peak buttplate intact and retaining about 97% reapplied blue with a spot of wear at the heel. The Winchester model and caliber marking is crisp along the left side of the barrel, the right side showing a faded ''MADE IN USA WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. / —"NEW HAVEN, CONN.—PATENTED—'', the underside showing ''22H'' in addition to the ''33'' date, and the receiver markings are intact and clear; the bolt is unmarked. The rifle is sighted with a hooded ramped bead front sight and a folding square notch rear sight, and the receiver is drilled and tapped with a pair of holes on each ring, the rear pair with an about 1/4'' hole between them. Included are a pair of Redfield rings and bases. An attractive custom Model 70, originally made in 1941. (14A11684-4) {C&R} (800/1200)