109

Lee-Metford Bolt Action Magazine Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military / Long Guns - Rifles Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
Lee-Metford Bolt Action Magazine Rifle
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA
Lee-Metford Bolt Action Magazine Rifle, #2026, .303 cal., 30'' barrel, blue finish, walnut stock, with volley sights, magazine cutoff, and silver plaque to bottom of buttstock marked ''No. 2/Military Collection/Lieut. Peter Gibson/ONG''; rifle side of receiver ring marked ''Lee-Speed/Patents''. Original pull-thru is retained in brass-screwed blue steel trapdoor buttplate. Dating from the early 1890s, with no maker's mark or acceptance proof, and probably made for the civilian market. Condition is excellent showing only the slightest marks from over 110 years of handling. Wiping rod is retained. Action is crisp, with mirror bright Medford style rifling. Est.: $2,500-$4,000. (Antique)