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Larry Amrine Custom Mauserr 7x57 Mauser $16,250

22" tapered round barrel with full-band swivel base. Fully figured walnut

stock with widow's-peaked ebony forend tip, classic wrap-around point-

pattern checkering with mullered borders, steel-capped pistol grip, classic

comb, beaded cheekpiece, inletted rear swivel base and thinnish solid black

Kick-Eez recoil pad. Mauser action with jeweled bolt and follower, 3-panel

checkered bolt knob, Model 70-type safety on casehardened cocking piece,

fire-blued bolt stop, and hinged straddle floorplate with release inside

triggerguard. Swarovski Z3 3-10x42 scope with 4A duplex reticle on

casehardened Talley rings fixed to custom saddle front base and custom

integrated and sculptured rear squarebridge. Pull: 14". Weight: 8lbs, 4 3/4oz.

Scroll engraved floorplate, triggerguard, grip cap and action details by

William Gamradt. Very little used.

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Steve Billeb & Chuck Grace Custom Mauser .220 Swift $2,495
                  1909 Argentine Single Shot

26" tapered round barrel engraved Steven L. Billeb Gunmaker. Prominently

straight-grained walnut stock with classic borderless point-pattern

checkering, no floorplate, steel pistol grip cap, classic comb and thin black

Decelerator recoil pad. Mauser action with Model 70-type safety on original

cocking piece. Conetrol scope mounts. Inletting and metalwork by Billeb.

Shaping and checkering of wood, and bluing by Grace. Pull: 14". Weight:

9lbs, 6oz. New, from the maker. With RCBS dies.

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Steve Billeb Custom Enfield .338-300 Win. $2,995

24" tapered round barrel with swivel stud. Figured walnut stock with ebony

forend tip, borderless fleur-de-lys checkering, steel pistol grip cap, classic

comb with beaded cheekpiece, inletted rear swivel base, and solid red Old

English recoil pad. Streamlined Enfield magnum-length, controlled feed

action cocks on opening, with hinged floorplate, lightened magazine box,

top tang safety and Canjar trigger. New condition, direct from the maker.

With RCBS dies.

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Steve Billeb Custom Mauser 98 .224 Clark $3,475

25 1/2" tapered round barrel. Fully figured European walnut stock with

ebony forend tip, classic point-pattern borderless wrap-around checkering,

steel capped pistol grip, inletted swivel bases---pedestalled at rear, classic

comb with beaded cheekpiece, and thin black Decelerator recoil pad. Mauser

action with 2-panel checkered bolt knob, model 70-type safety on original

cocking piece, and hinged floorplate with release inside triggerguard.

Leupold 12x scope with parallax adjustment on Leupold mounts. Pull: 13

5/8". Weight: 9lbs, 4 1/2oz. Bluing by Bruce Farman. New condition, direct

from the maker. With RCBS dies.

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John Bolliger Custom Mauser G.33/40 .270 Win. $11,250

22 1/2" tapered round barrel with interchangeable muzzle brake and plain,

flush-mounted cap. Highly figured American black walnut stock with

widow's-peaked ebony forend tip, classic wrap-around point-pattern

checkering with mullered borders and extra detailing behind steel pistol grip

cap, slight palm-swell, classic comb, beaded cheekpiece, inletted

escutcheoned sling swivel bases and Niedner-type checkered steel

buttplate. G.33/40 Mauser action with jeweled bolt, three-panel checkered

bolt knob, Model 70-type safety, Blackburn bottom metal with hinged

straddle floorplate and release inside triggerguard. Swarovski Z6i 1.7-10x42

illuminated 30mm matted-finished scope with fine 4A duplex reticle and two

interchangeable turrets for different elevations on Talley rings fitted to

Bolliger's own sculptured double-squarebridge bases. Pull: 14". Weight:

9lbs, 0oz. Very little used.

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Kent Bowerly Custom Ruger No.1 .223 Rem. $9,995

27" tapered octagon-to-round barrel with quarter rib and swivel stud. Highly

figured European walnut stocks by Kent Bowerly with semi-beavertail

forend, classic point-pattern checkering, fluted sidepanels, steel capped

pistol grip, classic comb with beaded cheekpiece, inletted rear swivel stud,

and checkered steel buttplate. Refined Ruger No.1 action by M Stratton with

forward knuckle removed, engine-turned breechblock, and finely-inletted

sliding top tang safety with S inlaid in gold. Finely scroll engraved by Bob

Evans with gold borderlines, a wolf on left and a pronghorn on right in

bright-colored vignettes on a blued receiver and with contrasting scrolls at

the corners. Leupold Vari-X III 6.5-20x40mm matte-finish scope with very

fine duplex reticle and long range parallax adjustment on engraved fixed

Talley rings fitted directly to quarter rib dovetails without separate bases.

Pull 13 1/4". Weight: 9lbs, 4oz. Stockmaker and metalsmith names hand-engraved

on sides of barrel. One of matched set with the rifle below. Virtually new condition.

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Kent Bowerly Custom Ruger No.1 .243 Win. $9,995

27" tapered octagon-to-round barrel with quarter rib and swivel stud. Highly

figured European walnut stocks by Kent Bowery with semi-beavertail

forfend, classic point-pattern checkering, fluted sidepanels, steel capped

pistol grip, classic comb with beaded cheekpiece, inletted rear swivel stud,

and checkered steel buttplate. Refined Ruger No.1 action by M Stratton with

forward knuckle removed, engine-turned breechblock, and finely-inletted

sliding top tang safety with S inlaid in gold. Finely scroll engraved by Bob

Evans with gold borderlines, a bull elk on left and a mountain lion on right in

bright-colored vignettes on a blued receiver and with contrasting scrolls at

the corners. Leupold Vari-X III 6.5-20x40mm matte-finish scope with very

fine duplex reticle and long range parallax adjustment on engraved fixed

Talley rings fitted directly to quarter rib dovetails without separate bases.

Pull 13 1/4". Weight: 9lbs, 3oz. Stockmaker and metalsmith names hand-engraved

on sides of barrel. One of matched set with the rifle above. Virtually new condition.

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Classic Arms Corporation Custom Pre-'64 Model 70 CAC .350 Mag. $11,450

24" tapered round Krieger barrel with full-band swivel base. Highly figured,

lustrously-finished, quarter-sawn walnut stock by Jim Tucker with ebony

forend tip, classic wrap-around point-pattern checkering, engraved recoil

crossbolt, engraved steel pistol grip cap, classic comb, beaded pancake

cheekpiece, rear swivel stud (both SuperGrade width) and solid black

Decelerator recoil pad. Metalwork by Steve Heilmann on Pre-'64, Winchester

Model 70 action with fire-blued claw extractor, blind-action-screwed

cloverleaf rear tang, 3-panel checkered bolt knob, new machined and

checkered bolt stop, and drop-box magazine with Wisner bottom metal,

hinged floorplate and release inside triggerguard. Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5x

scope with fine duplex reticle on handmade claw mounts in the style of an

original Mauser Oberndorf squarebridge sporter. Fine scroll engraved by

Lee Griffiths and with a prowling grizzly after Carl Rungius' "Ivan" bulino-

engraved on the floorplate. Pull: 14 1/8". Weight: 9lbs, 6 1/2oz. With dies.

Virtually new condition. Classic Arms Corporation .350 Magnum is G&H .350 Magnum Improved.

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Classic Arms Corporation Custom Mauser Oberndorf .338 Win. Mag. $7,250

24" tapered round barrel. Fully figured walnut stock, carved out of a pre-war

French walnut blank from Dale Goens, by Reto Buehler with ebony forend

tip, classic point-pattern checkering, recoil crossbolt, steel pistol grip cap,

beaded pancake cheekpiece, maker's leather sling on refined SuperGrade

swivels, and Silver's solid red rubber recoil pad. Original Mauser commercial

action with Crown/B Crown/U proofs, straight-down bolt handle with 3-panel

checkered knob, checkered trigger, Model 70-type safety, and hinged floorplate

with release inside triggerguard. Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-10x scope with fine duplex

reticle on Conetrol mounts. Detail scroll engraving by Terry Wallace. Bluing

by Tony Fleming. Pull: 14". Weight: 9lbs, 13oz. Test fired only. With

C.A.C.-engraved snap cap.

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Classic Arms Custom Ballard .38-56 $12,995

Corporation                   Two-Barrel Set .28-30 Stevens

Two, 27" tapered round barrels with full-length solid matted rib, raised at

muzzle for blade front sight and fitted with scope blocks for Unertl 6x target

scope with fine crosshair reticle. Figured Circassian walnut stocks by James

Tucker with ebony schnabel forend tip, classic point-pattern checkering,

steel capped pistol grip, beaded pancake cheekpiece, classic comb, and steel

trapdoor buttplate. Color-casehardened receiver with double-set triggers,

finger-loop loading lever, floral scroll engraved by Lee Griffiths. Folding

tang peep sight adjustable for windage and elevation. Metalwork and

bluing by Anthony Fleming. Pull: 14 1/2". Weight: 9lbs, 10oz. In full-length

oak & leather trunk case with canvas overcase, fitted with custom tools by

John Millar. New condition

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Classic Arms J Rigby Model Ballard. .450 Rigby $13,975

Corporation Rifle No.45 Match

34" tapered round barrel with spirit-level windgauge front sight with

replaceable inserts and with Rigby flats at breech. Lightly figured walnut

stocks by James Tucker with horn schnabel forend tip, classic flat-top point-

pattern checkering with mullered borders, fire-blued crosspin fastener in

engraved escutcheons, horn-capped pistol grip, engraved and hand-

checkered steel buttplate. Marlin Ballard action engraved with acanthus

scroll by Charles Lee with checkered single trigger and curved open-loop

loading lever. Both front sight and long range vernier tang sight by Mike

Stevens. Pull: 15 5/8". Weight: 10lbs, 4oz. New, as test fired only. In full-

length Jatoba wood and leather trunk case by Ray Sterck, with loading dies,

keys, extra tang sight disc, square crystal oil bottle, wood and cork loading

mallet, English bullet mold, extra front sight inserts, 20 brass cases , cleaning

rod and tips, and canvas overcase.

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Classic Arms Custom Winchester High Wall 20/.577 Alex $19,450.

Corporation Takedown Two-Barrel Set. Henry Rifle &

Rifle No.20 20ga Shotgun

30" knurled, flat-top, tapered, ovoid, heavy, Krieger, Henry-rifled barrel with

integral raised-ramp front sight, 1 standing white-inlaid and 1 folding

platinum-lined express sight. 30" round smoothbore barrel with solid,

integral, knurled rib, ivory front bead, choked extra full. Both barrels shaped

by Ralf Martini. Highly figured Circassian walnut stocks with two separate

forends, each with Alex Henry-style horn forend tips, casehardened-

escutcheoned fire-blued crosspin fasteners, classic flat-top point-pattern

checkering with mullered borders (wrapping fully under the forend), and a

machined, knurled and engraved threaded breech cap for each barrel.

Casehardened steel trapdoor pistol grip cap, beaded pancake cheekpiece,

and pigskin-covered recoil pad. Original Winchester 1885 Thickside

takedown action converted to blind-tang throughbolt system, with

checkered custom single trigger and with bottom tang extended to grip cap,

extensively engraved by Lee Griffiths with deep-incised scenes of the

extinct giant Irish elk on each side of the receiver and a very fine Scottish

heraldic Lion Rampant on the grip trapdoor. Pull: 14 1/2". Weight: 10lbs,

10oz as a rifle; 7lbs, 13oz as a shotgun. All in oak and leather takedown

trunk case by Ray Sterck, with leather-trimmer canvas overcase, fitted with

accessories by John Millar including fluted horn-handled turnscrew,

chamber brush and cleaning rod with tips, engraved-topped patchbox and

crystal oil bottle, traditional brass bullet mold, sample cartridge & paper-

patched bullets, and key. .22 Long Rifle chamber insert for 20/.577 barrel. A

second, matching oak & leather case incudes an extensive selection of

loading tools, supplies and accessories.

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Classic Arms Custom George Gibbs .22 Long Rifle, $22,750
   Corporation
Baby Farquharson .28-30 Stevens & .360 No.5

Three Barrel Set  

28" tapered round .22LR barrel by Ron Smith with original Gibbs target

spirit-level front sight and Rigby flats at breech; engraved Classic Arms

Corporation.

28" tapered round .28-30 Stevens barrel by Ron Pence with ramp front sight,

1 standing and 2 folding leaf rear sights on matted quarter rib, Parker-Hale 3x

Huntascope with fine crosshairs reticle on their proprietary hand-

detachable rings fitting directly to quarter-rib dovetails without separate

bases, and with Rigby flats at breech; engraved Classic Arms Corporation.

26" tapered octagon .360 No.5 original Gibbs barrel restored by Steve

Heilmann, with blade front sight, 1 standing and 1 folding leaf rear sight

marked 50 and 100 yards; engraved Gibbs, Bristol.

Stocks by James Tucker, with figured California English walnut harvested in

1965, including three separate matching forends, each with horn forend tips,

keyed fasteners in engraved escutcheons, classic flat-topped point-pattern

checkering with mullered borders, flat sidepanels fore & aft, horn-capped

pistol grip, and smooth steel buttplate. Furniture by Don Brown. Vernier

tang sight by Joe Lozito.

Casehardened, miniature Gibbs Farquharson falling block action with

sidelever safety, rebuilt by John Wills, with new pins, new interchangeable

rimfire breechblock and extractor, and upper tang with integral boss for

mounting tang sight. Extensive fine English scroll engraving by Larry Peters.

Pull: 13 5/8". Weight 7lbs, 4oz as an iron-sighted .22 rimfire.

In Ray Sterck oak & leather case with brass corners and engraved brass

escutcheon, lined in blue baize. With 3 fluted-horn-handled turnscrews,

horn-handled cleaning rod with selection of tips, machined and fire-blued

steel oil bottle, grease-pot, and container holding extra breechblock and

small parts for centerfire cartridge barrels, 2 machined breech thread covers,

and keyed brass case latch, all by John Millar. Extra inserts and tools for

.22LR barrel sprit-level front sight. 20 rounds machined .360 No.5 brass with

engraved headstamps, 20 rounds new Bertram .28-30 Stevens brass, original

(empty) box for Eley .360 No.5 cartridges. Vintage .360 No.5 snap cap.

Instructions for changing barrels and stocks. Trade labels for both Classic

Arms Corporation and George Gibbs. Leather trimmed canvas overcase and

 muslin overcover. New, by Classic Arms Corporation.




Classic Arms Custom DWM Mauser .300 Win. Mag. $7,250
   Corporation
1909 Argentine.    Rifle No.30

26" tapered round Krieger barrel. Fully figured European walnut stock by

Duane Weibe with ebony forend tip, detachable swivel studs, classic wrap-

around point-pattern checkering, steel-capped pistol grip, beaded pancake

cheekpiece, and solid black rubber Decelerator recoil pad. Metalwork by

Steve Heilmann: DWM Mauser 1909 Argentine action with Model 70-type

safety by Jasper Raybourn, Timney trigger with checkered lever, fire-blued

extractor, three-panel checkered pear-shaped bolt knob, and Wisner solid

bottom metal with dozens of lightning holes drilled in magazine box and

hinged straddle floorplate with release inside triggerguard. A touch of fine

scroll engraving detail by Robert Swartley. Leupold Vari-X III 3.5-10x50mm

matte-finish scope with bold duplex reticle on skeletonized rings. Finish

work by Pete Mazur. Pull: 14 1/8". Weight: 9lbs, 8 1/2oz. Classic Arms

Corporation Rifle No.30. Built early 1980s. New, from the maker. With Classic

Arms Corp leather sling on refined Winchester SuperGrade swivels.

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Classic Arms Custom Mauser.   Rifle No.17 .300 Win. Mag. $5,995

Corporation

24" tapered round barrel. Fully figured European walnut stock by Duane

Weibe with ebony forend tip, detachable swivel studs, classic wrap-around

point-pattern checkering, steel-capped pistol grip, beaded pancake

cheekpiece, and solid red rubber recoil pad. Mauser Standard Modell action

with B/U/G/N commercial proofmarks, Model 70-type safety, checkered

Canjar trigger, two-panel checkered pear-shaped bolt knob, drop-box hinged

straddle floorplate with release inside triggerguard. Lightly, but well scroll

engraved by C Kane and with a buck on the floorplate. Leupold LPS 3.5-

14x52mm matte finish scope with parallax adjustment, 30mm tube and fine

duplex reticle. Pull: 13 7/8". Weight: 9lbs, 6 1/2oz. Classic Arms Corporation

Rifle No.17 with excellent bore. 99% blue.

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Classic Arms Rifle No.13 6mm Remington $13,950
    Corporation
Custom Winchester 1885 High Wall

27 1/2" barrel by Ron Smith, with flat-topped ovoid profile by Ralf Martini;

beaded blade front sight, one standing gold-triangle-inlaid and 1 folding

gold-line inlaid express sights, and broad sling swivel stud. Fully figured

California English walnut stocks by Reto Buehler with ebony forend tip,

steel capped pistol grip, classic point-pattern checkering, beaded pancake

cheekpiece, rear swivel stud, and smooth steel Biesen shotgun buttplate.

Original Winchester Model 1885 High Wall action with double-set trigger

and with no visible tang screws either top or bottom. Leupold Vari-X III 3.5 -

10x scope with fine duplex reticle on refined Talley quick-detachable

mounts with custom levers. Classic Arms leather sling on Winchester

SuperGrade swivels. Scroll engraved by Lee Griffiths on action, lever, grip

cap, buttplate. Pull: 14 1/8". Weight: 9lbs, 6oz. New, as custom built. With

breech-end cleaning rod guide, MCA Sports .22LR adapter, and unloading

tool by James Tucker.

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Classic Arms Rifle No.32 .22 Hornet $14,650
   Corporation
Custom Webley Model 1902 Falling Block

25 1/2" Fraser style tapered round barrel by Ron Smith with full-length

smooth solid rib by A Fleming, rising at the muzzle for a beaded blade front

sight, and towards the rear for a quarter rib bearing a single standing

express sight engraved for 100 yards. Fully figured walnut stocks by James

Tucker with ebony forend tip, flat sidepaneled fore and aft the action, steel

capped pistol grip, classic point-pattern checkering with mullered borders

and with flat-pointed diamonds at the wrist, beaded pancake cheekpiece,

and checkered steel trapdoor buttplate. Light scroll engraved, subtly grey-

etched, cylindrical falling block action marked Webley 1902 Patent and with

their winged bullet on the right, and engraved Jn. Rigby & Co. on the left,

and with automatic top tang safety with SAFE inlaid in gold. Mountless 10x

target scope with very fine crosshair reticle on elegant diminutive John

Millar recoil-absorbing rings fitted directly to the quarter rib without

separate bases, with windage adjustments in both bases and both windage

and elevation knobs in the rear ring. Pull: 14 5/8". Weight: 10lbs, 2oz. New,

as custom built.

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Dakota Arms Model 76 7mm Dakota $14,975

24" tapered round barrel with full-band detented hooded front sight, full-

band swivel base, and quarter rib with 1 standing express sight. Fully

figured Bastogne walnut stock with classic, wrap-around point-pattern

checkering with mullered borders, skeleton pistol grip cap, classic comb,

beaded cheekpiece, inletted rear swivel base, and solid black Dakota recoil

pad. Casehardened Dakota 76 action with jeweled bolt, scroll engraved and

gold inlaid bolt knob, hinged straddle floorplate. Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8x

matte-finish scope with fine duplex reticle on Talley quick-detachable rings

on custom bases integrated with receiver. Extensively scroll engraved and

with floral gold border enhancements on action, bottom metal grip cap and

scope mounts by Jere Davidson and with gold kudu on floorplate. Pull: 13

3/4". Weight: 9lbs, 8oz. Dakota's show rifle. Serial number 0007. Never

before offered for sale. Virtually new condition.

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Dakota Arms The First Dakota Model 76 .30'06 $17,650

23" tapered round barrel, gold-banded at breech. Fully figured quarter-sawn

California English walnut stock with classic wrap-around borderless point-

pattern checkering, checkered panel atop wrist, steel pistol grip cap, classic

comb, beaded cheekpiece and trapdoor buttplate. Dakota 76 action with

jeweled bolt, 4-panel checkered bolt knob with rosette, hinged straddle

floorplate with release inside triggerguard. Action, scope mounts, bottom

metal, and grip cap finished bright, and fine scroll engraved for Dakota by

Larry Peters and with gold inlaid standing mule deer buck within black oval

on floorplate. Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8x matte finish scope with fine duplex

reticle, inscribed Don Allen, on Leupold rings and custom integrated bases.

Pull: 14". Weight: 8lbs 12oz. Serial number 0001. Never before offered for

sale. Virtually new condition.

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Dakota Arms Model 76 Kurz 7mm'08 $17,650

21" Tapered round barrel. Fully figured walnut stock with classic wrap-

around point-pattern checkering with mullered borders, classic comb,

inletted swivel studs, skeleton pistol grip cap and buttplate---both

checkered within. French gray, short-action, Dakota 76, with hinged straddle

floorplate and three-panel checkered bolt knob, extensively factory

engraved by Giuseppe Forte---fine English rose & scroll on action, bottom

metal, grip cap and buttplate, and with a baying elk on the floorplate and the

monogram NA, for Norma Allen, on the triggerguard---both in raised gold.

Leupold Vari-X III 2.5 - 8x matte-finish scope with fine duplex reticle on

Leupold rings fixed to custom integrated bases. Pull: 13 1/2". Weight: 8lbs.

The first Dakota 76 short action, serial number K0001. Never before offered

for sale. Virtually new condition.

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Paul Dressel & Herman Waldron Custom 98 Mauser 7mm Rem Mag $4,995

25 1/2" tapered octagon-to-round barrel. Fully figured walnut stock with

inletted swivel bases, classic borderless point-pattern checkering, steel-

capped pistol grip, classic comb, beaded cheekpiece, and steel buttplate

with panel of very fine hand checkering. Mauser 98 action, pillar-bedded at

rear, with 2-panel checkered bolt knob, Canjar trigger, custom tang safety, aligned

screws, and Blackburn-type bottom metal with hinged floorplate and release inside

triggerguard. Leupold M8-6x42 scope with fine duplex reticle on Leupold

rings and custom bases. Pull: 13 3/4". Weight: 8lbs, 14oz. 99%+blue. Very

little used.

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Winston Elrod Custom Winchester Model 70 .338 Win. Mag. $6,950

23 1/2" tapered round Krieger barrel with detented-hooded integral-full-band

front sight, integral-full-band swivel base, one standing and one folding

express sight on machined integral matted quarter rib. Fully figured English

walnut stock with ebony forend tip, classic point-pattern checkering with

mullered borders wrapping fully under the forend and over the wrist, steel

pistol grip cap, beaded cheekpiece, inletted rear swivel base, and

Decelerator solid red rubber recoil pad. Pre-'64 Winchester Model 70 action

with 5-panel checkered bolt knob, built-up and checkered bolt stop, and

Blackburn bottom metal with hinged straddle floorplate and release inside

triggerguard. Leupold VX-III 3.5-10x40mm matte-finish scope with fine

duplex reticle on Talley fixed mounts. Pull: 13 3/4". Weight: 9lbs, 6oz. Little used.

 

Roger Ferrell Custom Winchester 1885 Low Wall .22 LR $9,995

24" cut-rifled Brux barrel with match chamber, tapered and contoured by

Roger Ferrell to octagon-to-round, and with Montana Vintage Arms (Beech-

type) combination front sight. Highly figured California English walnut

stocks with ebony-inlaid schnabel forend tip, classic point-pattern

checkering, ebony-inlaid, S-curve pistol grip, classic comb with beaded

cheekpiece and blued steel crescent buttplate. Casehardened, very early

Winchester Low Wall panelled action when they were first made from high

walls, with new high-wall breechblock, new improved extractor requiring far

less steel be removed from barrel breech, and fire-blued single-set trigger.

MVA Scheutzen-style vernier rear tang sight. Pull: 14". Weight: 6lbs, 13oz.

Action made early 1887. Rifle never sold at retail and virtually new as

custom built. Subject of an article in "Gunmaker" Winter 2024/Issue 185, and

pictured on the back cover.

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Dale Goens Custom Winchester Model 70 .338 Win. Mag.               $4650.

24" tapered round barrel. Fully figured walnut stock with ebony forend tip,

inletted swivel bases, borderless wrap-around ribbon and fleur-de-lys

checkering, steel skeleton pistol grip cap, classic comb with beaded

cheekpiece, and solid black Decelerator recoil pad. Pre-'64 Winchester

Model 70 action with 2-panel checkered bolt knob, and built-up and

checkered bolt stop. Pull: 13 5/8". Weight: 7lbs, 11 1/2oz. 99%+blue; little used.

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Granite Mtn. Arms Custom Magnum [Mauser] .505 Gibbs $14,975

Double Squarebridge

24" tapered round barrel with full-band brass beaded blade front sight, full-

band swivel base, integral quarter rib with 1 standing express sight, and

integral barrel recoil lug. Fully figured European walnut stock with ebony

forend tip, point-pattern checkering with ribbons and mullered borders---

wrapping fully under the forend, twin recoil crossbolts, steel pistol grip cap,

beaded pancake cheekpiece, inletted and pedestalled rear swivel base, and

London Guns solid red rubber recoil pad. Granite Mountain Arms Magnum

double-squarebridge action with polished extractor and jeweled bolt, long

straight-down bolt handle, Model 70-type safety, Blackburn trigger, and

drop box magazine with hinged straddle floorplate in release inside

triggerguard. Bottom metal well scroll-engraved by Lee Griffiths with

contrasting cape buffalo head on floorplate. Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5x20mm

scope with S&B type 4 duplex reticle on Joseph Smithson mounts integrated

directly with receiver squarebridges. Pull: 14 1/8". Weight: 11lbs, 11 1/2oz.

Little used.

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Griffin & Howe Custom Magnum Mauser .416 Rigby $14,500

23" tapered round barrel with hooded full-band front sight, full-band swivel

base, and matted quarter rib with 2 gold-lined folding express sights.

Stocked with fully figured European walnut by Tom Shelhamer with

schnabel forend tip, classic point-pattern checkering wrapping fully under

the forend and over the wrist, recoil crossbolt, steel trapdoor pistol grip cap,

beaded cheekpiece, engraved initial oval, rear swivel stud, and later solid

black Decelerator recoil pad. Mauser Oberndorf commercial squarebridge

magnum action with jeweled bolt and follower, two-panel checkered bolt

knob and Canjar M-2V trigger. Fine scroll engraving on bottom metal and

grip cap, likely by Josef Fugger. Lyman All-American 2 1/2x scope on

Griffin&Howe quick-detachable sidemount. Pull: 13 7/8". Weight: 9lbs, 12oz.

Mauser action built 1932. Griffin & Howe built 1958. 99%blue. Excellent bore.

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Gary Goudy Custom Winchester High Wall .257 Roberts $7,995

26" barrel with detented-hooded full-band front sight, hand-matted quarter

rib, 1 standing and 3 folding gold-lined express sights engraved for 100, 200,

300 & 400 yards. Highly figured European walnut stock with ebony forend

tip, steel pistol grip cap, classic point-pattern checkering, classic comb,

beaded pancake cheekpiece, and smooth steel trapdoor buttplate. Original

Winchester double set triggers. Action adapted for stock throughbolt---no

top or bottom tang screws visible. Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8x scope with fine

duplex reticle on custom quick-detachable mounts fitted directly to quarter

rib with no separate bases. Pull: 14". Weight: 8lbs, 4oz. Casehardened

hammer and loading lever. Fire-blued small parts. Little used.

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Hastings & Hagn Custom Falling Block Rifle 20ga, 3 1/2" $10,950

26" fully-rifled round barrel with integral long full-band front sight, integral

full-band swivel base, and integral lugged quarter rib dovetailed for direct

attachment of [included] Talley 1" fixed rings and with 1 standing and 2

folding gold-lined express sights. Fully figured Turkish walnut stock with

Alex Henry forend---the barrel's stout lug-grooves soundly bedded in

complementary grooves inside the forend---classic English flat-top point-

pattern checkering with mullered borders, flat sidepanels fore and aft, steel-

capped pistol grip, beaded pancake cheekpiece, rear swivel stud and

pigskin-covered recoil pad. Casehardened, large-frame Hagn MHK4 falling

block action with sculptured loading lever, automatic ejector and gold-inlaid

rotary top tang safety, marked Martini & Hagn on falling block, fine scroll

engraved and with "HASTINGS & HAGN" in ribands on sides of action.

Pull: 14 1/4". Weight: 9lbs, 7 1/2oz without scope rings. Excellent condition,

retaining 99% barrel blue, 99% casehardening colors, and an excellent bore.

Built as a display piece for Hastings Ammunition and including a case of

100 rounds of Hastings 20 gauge, 3 1/2" sabot slug ammunition.

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Lee Helgeland Custom Winchester .458 Win. $23,975

Model 70 Classic

22" tapered round barrel with hooded full-band front sight, full-band swivel

base, and quarter rib with 1 standing and two folding gold-lined express

sights. Fully figured walnut stock with ebony forend tip, classic wrap-

around point-pattern checkering with mullered borders, twin recoil

crossbolts, steel-capped pistol grip, classic comb, double-beaded pancake

cheekpiece, inletted rear swivel base and leather-covered recoil pad.

Winchester Model 70 controlled-feed action with custom bolt handle with

five-panel checkering, built up and checkered bolt stop, FIRE inlaid in gold,

cloverleaf rear top tang, and Blackburn hinged straddle floorplate with

release inside triggerguard. Extensively engraved by Barry Lee Hands: deep-

chiseled scroll on front sight band and hood, front swivel base, barrel

breech, receiver, bolt, recoil bolts, triggerguard, grip cap, and rear swivel

stud. Scenes of nine elephant on left side of quarter rib, five on right; and

bull elephant surrounded with deep-chiseled scroll on floorplate. Pull: 14

1/2". Weight: 8lbs 12oz. Completed in 2011. New condition.

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Alexander  Henry Hammer Sidelock Falling-Block .400 2 1/4" $7,450

Custom Single Shot Rifle by Ed Mason, Memphis.

28 1/2" tapered round original Alex Henry barrel with island-mounted front

sight, sling eye, 1 standing and 1 folding platinum-lined island-mounted

express sight engraved for 100 and 200 yards, bored and re-rifled in Enfield

pattern to .400 calibre. Figured walnut stocks with horn-tipped, key-fastened

splinter forend, long-tang triggerguard to steel-capped pistol grip, classic

point-pattern checkering with mullered borders, rear sling eye, classic comb,

and smooth casehardened steel buttplate. Fine English scroll-engraved,

front-bolted, right-side lock, and lever locking-catch. 28" long, Montana

Vintage Arms, 6x target scope with very fine crosshair reticle and six stadia

dots, on Malcolm-style dovetail adjustable mounts. Pull: 13 3/4". Weight:

8lbs, 13 1/2oz. Excellent bore.

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Darwin Hensley Mauser, Oberndorf .460 Wby. Mag. $11,950

Magnum Double Squarebridge

24" tapered round Krieger barrel with integrally-machined "full-band" ramped

gold bead front sight, integrally-machined "full-band" sling swivel mount,

integral recoil lug and integral matted quarter rib with 1 standing and 2

folding gold-lined express sights engraved for 100 & 250 yards respectively.

Boldly-streaked straight-grained European walnut stock with ebony forend

tip, fine classic borderless point-pattern checkering wrapping fully under the

forend, a panel of finer checkering atop the wrist with fine ribbon borderlines,

twin engraved recoil crossbolts, steel capped pistol grip, beaded pancake

cheekpiece, inletted rear swivel stud, and solid black Decelerator recoil pad.

Mauser Oberndorf Magnum Double-squarebridge, solid-sidewall action with

six-panel checkered bolt knob, Model 70-type safety, Original Mauser trigger

converted to single-stage, and bottom metal with hinged straddle floorplate

and release inside triggerguard. Zeiss Diatal-Z 4x32 T* rail-mount scope

with fine crosshair reticle on quick-detachable claw mounts. Extensively

engraved by Thierry Duguet, the receiver and grip cap with acanthus scroll;

the bottom metal with a staring cape buffalo and attendant picket birds

surrounded with acanthus scroll. Pull: 14 3/4". Weight: 10lbs, 1oz without

scope; 10lbs, 14 1/2oz with. Mauser action built ca 1935. Rifle built 1990.

Retaining 99%+blue and with an excellent bore.

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Larry & Keith Heppler Custom Dakota 76 .458 Lott $10,975

23" Shilen Premium barrel with full-band front sight, Magnaporting, full-

band swivel base, hidden recoil lug, hand-matted quarter rib and 1 standing

gold-lined express sight, engraved on top, Heppler Brothers Classic. Fully

black-streaked California English walnut stock with ebony forend tip, classic

borderless 26-LPI point-pattern checkering wrapping fully under the forend

and over the wrist, Grisel steel capped pistol grip, classic comb, beaded

cheekpiece, inletted rear swivel, and brown Decelerator recoil pad. Dakota 76

controlled-feed action with jeweled bolt and follower, 3-panel checkered

bolt knob, hinged straddle floorplate with release inside triggerguard.

Acanthus scroll engraved and with cape buffalo on floorplate by Marty

Rabeno. Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5x matte-finished scope with fine duplex

reticle in Wisner quick-detachable rings on Heilmann custom sculptured

bases. Traditional rust blue by Duane Bolden. Pull: 14 3/8". Weight: 10lbs,

4oz. Barrel engraved: Heppler Brothers Classic. Built 1990. Little used.

Subject of a chapter in Steven Dodd Hughes, "Custom Rifles in Black &

White", pps 65 - 68.

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Heppler & Heilmann Custom Mauser 98 .338'06 $7,495

23" tapered round Krieger barrel. Fully figured European walnut stock by

Keith Heppler with ebony forend tip, classic borderless wrap-around point-

pattern checkering, inletted swivel bases, 2-screw steel-capped pistol grip,

hint of Shelhamer chinstrap, classic comb with beaded cheekpiece, and

widow's-peaked Silvers red rubber recoil pad. Metalwork by Steve Heilmann:

fully polished FN Mauser action with jeweled bolt and follower, 2-panel

checkered bolt knob, Blackburn trigger, Wisner Model 70-type safety,

Blackburn bottom metal pillar-bedded at front and with hinged straddle

floorplate with release inside triggerguard. Hand-filed bolt-release tab and

with fire-blued retaining spring. Swarovski 3-10x42A Habicht scope with 4A

duplex reticle in Talley fixed rings on Heilmann custom bases. Pull: 13 3/4".

Weight: 8lbs, 8oz. With paperwork from makers, loading data, loading dies,

and 60 rounds new Weatherby brass. Built 2002. Little used.

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Jeffrey No.4 Farquharson Single Shot .450 3 1/4" $9,850

Custom by Ralph Bone.

26" tapered round barrel with full-band front sight, full-band swivel base, 1

standing and 3 folding island-mounted express sights. Highly figured

California English walnut stocks with widow's-peaked ebony forend tip,

classic point-pattern checkering with both mullered and borderless

transitions, steel-capped pistol grip, inletted rear swivel mount, beaded

pancake cheekpiece, classic comb, and Niedner-type checkered steel

buttplate with widow's peak. Jeffrey No.4 large-frame Farquharson action

with manual top-tang safety and action-front boss intact. Foliate-scroll

engraved in traditional English style by Ralph Bone on casehardened

action. Pull: 14 3/8". Weight: 10lbs, 3 1/2oz. Virtually new.

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Ed LaPour Custom Husqvarna Mauser 9.3x62 $12,950

24" tapered round Krieger barrel with full-band detented-hooded front sight,

full-band swivel base and full-band base for 1 standing and 1 folding

express sights. Figured California English walnut stock with ebony forend

tip, classic wrap-around point-pattern checkering with mullered borders,

recoil crossbolt, Dressel steel-capped pistol grip, classic comb, beaded

cheekpiece, inletted rear swivel base and solid black Decelerator recoil pad.

Mauser action with finely jeweled bolt and follower, 4-panel checkered bolt

knob with rosette by Jerome Glimm, NECG trigger, Model 70-type safety,

fire-blued bolt stop spring and extractor claw, and Blackburn bottom metal

with hinged straddle floorplate and release inside triggerguard. Swarovski

Z3 3-9x36 scope with 4A duplex reticle on Talley quick detachable rings and

custom squarebridge bases integrated with the action. Bluing and

checkering by Bruce Farman. Pull: 13 3/4". Weight: 9lbs, 8 1/2oz. Very little used.

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Al Lind Custom Ruger No.1 .300 Win. Mag. $3575

26" tapered round Ruger barrel with Buehler scope mount base. Figured, oil

finished walnut stock with long angled ebony forend tip, beavertail forend,

wrap-around point-pattern borderless skip-line checkering augmented with

floral carving, flat sidepanels, steel skeleton pistol grip cap, classic comb

with beaded cheekpiece, and elephant hide covered recoil pad. All

metalwork finished bright. Single-set trigger fitted by Ed LaPour.

Pull: 14 1/2". Weight: 7lbs, 15oz. Built 2009. With paperwork. Little used.

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 David Miller Co. Custom Winchester Model 70 .375 H&H Mag. $6,950

25" Winchester barrel with hooded ramp front sight and Model 70B roll-over

express sight, signed David Miller Co on right side of chamber area. Highly

figured European walnut stock, laid out perfectly through the wrist, with

swivel studs, borderless fleur-de-lys checkering wrapping fully under the

forend and over the wrist, twin recoil crossbolts, classic comb, beaded

cheekpiece, and solid brown recoil pad. Curt Crum's stamp inside barrel

channel. Pre-'64 Winchester Model 70 action with jeweled bolt, 4-panel

raised-checkered bolt knob, built-up and checkered bolt stop, solid one-

piece bottom metal with hinged straddle floorplate and release inside

triggerguard. Leupold Vari-X III 1.5-5x scope with fine duplex reticle on

Redfield mounts. Pull: 14 1/4". Weight: 10lbs, 1/2oz. Light hunting wear.

99%+blue. Excellent bore.

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David Miller Co. Marksman (Custom .300 Wby. Mag. $8,975

Winchester Model 70)

26" fluted, tapered round barrel. Laminated wood stock with widow's-peaked

ebony forend tip, solid machined aluminum triple pillar bedding, double

ebony-plugged recoil crossbolts, inletted swivel studs, steel pistol grip cap,

vacant silver initial oval and Silvers-type solid red rubber recoil pad.

Winchester Model 70 left-hand controlled-feed action with jeweled bolt,

solid bottom metal with hinged straddle floorplate engraved .300 WBY, solid

magazine box, teflon-bushed follower engraved 4 CTGS and engraved hex-

head action screws. Leupold Vari-X III 6.5-20x matte-finish scope with

parallax adjustment, extended objective lens hood, and fine duplex

rangefinding reticle on David Miller's sturdy proprietary mount. Pull: 14 1/8".

Weight: 9lbs, 12oz. 99%blue.

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Mark Penrod & Custom Remington 700 .280 Remington $5995

Gene Simillion

23" tapered round Krieger barrel. Full grained, pillar-bedded walnut stock by

Gene Simillion with widow's-peaked ebony forend tip, inletted swivel bases,

Fisher steel pistol grip cap, beaded cheekpiece, classic wrap-around point-

pattern checkering with mullered borders and thin black Decelerator recoil

pad. Extensively reworked Remington 700 action with jeweled bolt, 2-panel

checkered bolt knob, Model 70-type safety, built-up and checkered Model

70-type bolt stop, sculptured trigger, flush barrel collar and custom bottom

metal with hinged straddle floorplate with release inside triggerguard.

Leupold VX-III 2.5-8x36mm matte-finish scope made 2005 with fine duplex reticle on

Leupold rings and custom bases. Pull: 13 3/4". Weight: 8lbs, 14oz.

Completed 2007 and in new condition with maker's target showing minute-

of-angle group.

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Custom Ruger Model No.1 .375 H&H $5,975

Magnum

24" Gold-banded Ruger barrel with full-band front sight, full-band swivel

base, and matted quarter rib with folding leaf sight. Custom stocked with

highly figured American black walnut with rosewood forend tip, flat

sidepanels, classic borderless point-pattern checkering wrapping under the

forend and over the wrist (and with a much finer panel at the top of the

wrist), steel pistol grip cap, beaded cheekpiece, rear swivel stud and solid

red Old English recoil pad. Fine scroll engraving by Tommy Kaye on French

grey receiver and with fine bulino scenes of moose on left, elk on right, bear

on the grip cap and a gold flourish on the loading lever. Canjar single-set

trigger. Leupold Vari-X III 2.5-8x scope with fine duplex reticle on Ruger

mounts fitted directly to quarter rib without separate bases. Pull: 13 3/4".

Weight: 9lbs, 8oz. Very little used.

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Gene Simillion Custom Model 70 .30-338 $16,950.

24" tapered round barrel with ramp front sight base with removable-covered

slot for sight insert, sculptured sling swivel mount, quarter rib with 1

standing ivory-inlaid and two folding gold-inlaid express sights and hidden

compartment holding front sight insert. Fully figured walnut stock by Gene

Simillion with ebony forend tip, barrel lug tiedown, fine borderless wrap-

around ribbon & fleur-de-lys checkering, screwless steel-capped pistol grip,

beaded pancake cheekpiece, inletted and pedestalled rear swivel mount,

and skeleton buttplate---checkered within. Winchester pre-'64 Model 70

action with sculptured rear tang extending over comb, jeweled bolt and

follower, 5-panel checkered bolt knob with rosette, custom tang safety,

custom trigger, built-up and checkered bolt stop, hinged floorplate with

custom release, and beaded triggerguard with long tang extending to grip

cap. Leupold VX-III 1.5-5x scope with fine duplex reticle on Talley quick-

detachable rings fitted to custom double-squarebridge bases. Exquisite

quality. Extensively engraved by Mitch Moschetti with art nouveau scroll---

much of it flush gold-inlaid. Pull: 14 1/4". Weight: 9lbs, 2oz. Appears unfired.

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Gene Simillion Custom Winchester Model 70 .375 H&H Mag. $13,350

24" Krieger CM tapered, round, lugged barrel with full-band detented-

hooded ramp front sight, full-band swivel base, matted quarter rib engraved

.375 H&H in gold, with standing gold-lined express sight, and with two gold

bands at breech. Highly figured European walnut stock with ebony forend

tip, classic warp-around point-pattern checkering with mullered borders,

double engraved crossbolts, casehardened steel trapdoor pistol grip cap,

beaded cheekpiece, inletted and pedestalled rear swivel base and solid red

Decelerator recoil pad. Controlled-feed Winchester Model 70 action with

jeweled bolt with four-panel checkered knob and gold-inlaid rosette at rear

of firing pin, fire-blued extractor claw, jeweled follower with teflon bushing,

checkered bolt stop, Model 70 3-position safety on casehardened cocking

piece, engraved screws, custom double-squarebridge style dovetailed bases

for quick-detachable Tally mounts, Blackburn one-piece bottom metal with

D'Arcy Echols custom stainless steel extra capacity magazine box, and

hinged straddle floorplate with release inside triggerguard. Zeiss Diavari

1.25 - 4x24mm T* scope with 30mm tube and No.8 duplex reticle on QD

Talley TNT rings. Pull: 13 3/4". Weight: 10lbs, 11oz. 99%+blue.

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Duane Weibe Custom G33/40 Mauser .280 Remington $7,995

24" tapered round barrel engraved D W WEIBE - GUNBUILDER. Fully

figured European walnut stock with ebony forend tip, inletted swivel bases,

classic point pattern checkering wrapping fully under the forend and over

the wrist, steel pistol grip cap, beaded cheekpiece, gold initial oval, and solid

brown Decelerator recoil pad. Pillar-bedded Mauser G33/40 action with

jeweled bolt and follower, Timney trigger, Model 70-type safety, 3-panel

checkered bolt knob, hinged straddle floorplate with release inside

triggerguard and engraved screws. Leupold VX-5HD 2-10x42mm matte-finish

scope with 30mm tube and fine duplex reticle on Talley fixed mounts. Pull:

13 1/2". Weight: 8lbs, 4 1/2oz. Little used and with excellent bore.

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Frank Wells and Lester Womack Custom Magnum Mauser .300 H&H $5,975

24" tapered round Niedner barrel with King full-band front sight with inset

illuminating mirror. Prominently straight-grained European walnut stock with

sling swivels, classic point-pattern borderless checkering, steel pistol grip

cap, beaded pancake cheekpiece and solid red Old English recoil pad.

Metalwork by Lester Womack: Rigby/Mauser pre-war commercial slant-box

magnum action with original Mauser safety, hinged straddle floorplate with

release inside triggerguard, all matching Mauser numbers with both German

commercial and London proofmarks, and Lyman 48 receiver sight. Listed by

number in Speed's book: Mauser #14607 as a Rigby stepped-receiver

Magnum Squarebridge chambered for .400/350, mfd 1906. Rigby #2977 on

triggerguard for 1907. Pull: 14 3/8". Weight: 8lbs, 12 1/2oz. Little used since

custom build in 1982. Excellent bore.

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