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Rare Deluxe Bullard Lg. Frame LA Sporting Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,750.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Rare Deluxe Bullard Lg. Frame LA Sporting Rifle
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Rare Deluxe Bullard Repeating Arms Co. Large Frame Lever Action Sporting Rifle, #662, .45-70 cal., 28'' blue finish octagonal barrel with 5-groove rifling and full-length magazine tube, sporting rear sight and brass dovetail blade front sight; receiver assembly is case colored with a blued lever, marked ''Cal 45'' on top front of frame and ''BULLARD REPEATING ARMS COMPANY'' over ''SPRINGFIELD, MASS. U.S.A.PAT. AUG. 16, 1881'' on left side of frame. Varnished deluxe walnut stock and forend have vivid contrasting flame figure with steel crescent buttplate; weight is 10-3/4 lbs. Condition is good with a working mechanism. All metal surfaces are generally rough and pitted to some degree. Receiver case colors have drifted to mottled gray and brown with traces of color remaining on the lower tang; barrel and magazine tube blue are approx. 50% and toning to brown with an area of scratches and scuffs 6'' from the muzzle. Top tang has cut filler plugs where it is drilled and tapped for a vernier or other tang sight. Block has an area of scratches and the screw slots are marred. Stock has overall small dings and scuffs with a dull finish and darkening around the wrist; buttplate has accumulated corrosion. Bore is dark and oxidized with diminished rifling. Est.: $3,500-$5,000. (Antique)