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LOT 3534
Attractive Engraved and Gold Inlaid Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 Featherweight Bolt Action Rifle - Serial no. 334423, 270 Win cal., 22 inch round bbl., blue finish, fancy walnut stock. Manufactured in 1955 and subsequently upgraded to current configuration. Features a hooded ramp front sight and an adjustable folding leaf rear sight with the receiver tapped for scope mounting. Standard markings and proofs. The bolt has a flag safety and bolt body is jeweled along with the magazine follower. The trigger guard and magazine floor plate are finely engraved with floral scroll ,with a game scene of an American Pronghorn, and the engravings bordered with gold inlay. Mounted in a fancy walnut multi-point checkered/relief carved stock with ebony tip, Winchester hard rubber grip cap, and checkered steel buttplate. Includes shipping box with fictitious yellow Winchester marked fantasy end label. CONDITION: Very fine as custom upgraded to current configuration, retaining 98% of the blue finish with light handling marks and two spots of finish loss on the underside of the barrel. The stock is exceptionally fine. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 3535
Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 Super Grade Style Bolt Action Rifle in .220 Swift with Extra Barrel - Serial no. 189591, 220 Swift cal., 26 inch round bbl., matte blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1951. Fitted with a hooded ramped beaded blade front sight, elevation adjustable rear sight, and standard Winchester markings. Matte blue straight tang receiver with polished bolt body, filler screws in scope base holes, “SUPER
GRADE” marked floorplate, and flag style safety. Lightly figured, multi-point checkered pistol grip stock with black forend tip, blued steel grip cap, raised cheekpiece, sling swivels, and checkered blue steel buttplate. Includes an extra 26 inch .220 Swift barrel with sights removed. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 98% plus original blue finish with minor handling evidence. The stock is very fine with some dings and scratches and overall sharp checkering. The extra barrel is very good with scattered spotting. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The Marvin L. Cole Collection. Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
LOT 3536
Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 Super Grade Bolt Action Rifle in 7 mm Mauser with Scope - Serial no. 84879, 7 mm Mauser cal., 24 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Receiver manufactured in 1948. Features hooded ramp blade front and elevation adjustable notched tangent rear sights, “WP” factory proofs on the receiver and chamber, “-SUPER GRADE-” on the floor plate, cloverleaf receiver tang, transition safety, quick release sling swivels,
checkered straight comb pistol grip stock, cheekpiece, hard rubber Winchester grip cap and, black rubber “WHITE LINE” recoil pad. Includes Lyman Alaskan “ALL WEATHER” scope on a Griffin and Howe mount, side mounted scope base, leather scope covers, and leather sling. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 95% plus of original blue finish with light handling marks, edge wear, and crisp stock checkering. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 3537
Inscribed Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 Super Grade Marked Bolt Action Rifle with Scope - Serial no. 55710, 30-06 Springfield cal., 24 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1946. Ramped beaded blade front and absent rear sights, standard barrel markings and Winchester “WP” proofs on the barrel and receiver at the breech, and factory drilled and tapped straight tang receiver, which is fitted with a left side-mounted Griffin & Howe scope rail and Lyman rear sight base. The bolt is
numbered to the rifle. It features a Lyman Alaskan 2.5x scope with leather lens covers. Fitted with checkered walnut pistol grip stock with ebony forend cap, hard rubber pistol grip cap, pancake cheekpiece, sling swivels, and checkered steel buttplate. The magazine floor plate is marked “-SUPER GRADE-” and added period inscription, “Malcolm H. Bohr/UNIVERSITY RIFLE CLUB.” Includes brown leather sling. CONDITION: Very fine, with 85% plus of original blue finish retained along with edge wear, cycling wear, scratches, and scattered dings on the otherwise very fine stock. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750
LOT 3538 Winchester Model 52 Bolt Action Single Shot Target Rifle with Scope - Serial no. 105472D, 22 LR cal., 28 inch heavy round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1961. The barrel is manufactured without sights and three scope blocks with the standard Winchester address on the left followed by the “WP” proof at the receiver. The receiver marked with “WINCHESTER/TRADE MARK” on the right of the front ring and “WP” proof on the left ahead of the serial number. Fitted in checkered walnut stock with mahogany tip, hard rubber grip cap, and serrated “WHITE LINE” rubber buttpad. Includes a Lyman Super Targetspot 20x scope (clear optics). CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% of original blue finish with minimal handling marks. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500