serial #56757, 375 H&H, 25'' barrel with a bright excellent bore. The metal surfaces retain about 98% original blue, showing a bit of wear on the high edges and contact points, the bolt body remaining bright; it is appropriately DC pencil-numbered to the gun. The checkered walnut capped pistolgrip buttstock rates excellent showing only very minor handling marks here or there, the Winchester pistolgrip cap and red rubber recoil pad remaining in place and excellent. The original brass bead front sight and hood are in place, there is no rear seat, nor any evidence the rifle ever had one, the left side of the receiver with a factory Lyman 48WJS receiver sight installed, clearly special ordered with the aperture sight so the barrel remained ''clean'' (there is no bridge present, a slot blank is inserted in the sight base); the rear receiver bridge remains correctly not drilled and tapped for scope base mounting. The left side of the receiver has been professionally fitted, no doubt by G&H, with Griffin & Howe quick detachable scope mount which mount a Lyman Alaskan 2 1/2X telescopic sight with post and crosshair reticle and excellent optics, the scope itself rating excellent. The stock was not modified for either the receiver sight nor the scope mount. Winchester quick-detachable Super Grade sling swivels are included and a large G&H-Tilden Winchester Model 70 scope safety was fitted with the scope mounting. Utilizing Roger Rule's serial number list, not George Madis', this arm dates to 1946, yet still retains many pre-war features, like the cloverleaf tang, early bolt, making it a very interesting transition piece. A very nice pre-Alaskan ''Alaskan'' with a period telescopic Alaskan sight giving it a very vintage appearance and in very stellar condition. (3D9789-65) {C&R} (5000/7000)
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