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Customized Rem. Hepburn No. 3 Single Shot Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Customized Rem. Hepburn No. 3 Single Shot Rifle
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Customized Remington Hepburn No. 3 Single Shot Rifle, #3472, .45-70 cal., 32'' custom made half-round blue barrel, original case hardened frame, modified buttstock, original forend, with modern copy of a Winchester spirit-level globe front sight and long-range vernier tang sight with .060 aperture. Condition is excellent as modified. Barrel retains approx. 98% blue with one _'' scratch behind front sight. Frame has toned a silvery gray. Hammer retains approx. 70% of its niter-blue. Original forend with some oil darkening near frame and light scuffs and scratches and very small nicks along bottom edge. Modified stock has been sanded, and a new black rubber Whiteline butt pad has been added, giving an overall length of pull of approx. 14''. Trigger has been tuned with light crisp let-off. Action is crisp, bore is bright. Est.: $800-$1,200. (C&R)