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Safari Outfitters Custom Mauser 375 H&H #10

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD
Safari Outfitters Custom Mauser 375 H&H #10
Stunning, engraved custom bolt action sporting rifle chambered in .375 Holland & Holland Magnum, built utilizing a Mauser magnum length action. Hand built for Jim Wilkinson with master engraving executed by Walter Kolouch. Configuration: Matte blued finish, exquisite ribboned acanthus scroll engraving with fine stippled background, gold banded 24" barrel with quarter rib fitted with quadruple drop-leaf express sights marked for 50, 100. 150, & 200 yards, raised front sight base with fixed bead top blade & over-folding ivory bead glooming sight, right side receiver mounted Lyman adjustable peep sight, knurled trigger, three-position safety, engine turned bolt & extractor, turned down bolt handle with five panel tear drop pattern knurling on the knob, Mauser magnum length action with thumb cut, internal box magazine with polished follower & hinged floorplate, and multi-point checkered select walnut pistol grip shoulder stock with contracting dark wood forend tip, steel grip cap, inlayed gold oval escutcheon engraved "GVVB", & brown rubber recoil pad. The barrel is marked "Nr. 10 - Safari Outfitters, Ltd. Ridgefield, Conn." The Mauser serial number 315 is found full or in part on the receiver, trigger guard, floorplate, bolt sleeve, safety and bolt release. Includes a Westley Richards canvas wrapped locking trunk case with label and partitioned interior lined in forest green felt. Also includes a Lyman receiver sight blank, engraved in the same fashion as the rifle. Rifle exhibits approximately 99%+ original blued finish showing a small spot of wear on the top of the bolt handle with no other observed wear. Action is very smooth, the bore is pristine and the satin finished wood stock is fine. Condition is near NRA Perfect. ***C&R Firearm*** [From the Jim Wilkinson Rifle Ranch Collection]