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Angelo Bee Eng'd Winchester Model 63 Semi-Auto Rifle

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
Angelo Bee Eng'd Winchester Model 63 Semi-Auto Rifle
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA 92606
Exquisite Angelo Bee Engraved and Gold Inlaid Winchester Model 63 Semi-Automatic Rifle, #91979A, .22 LR cal., 23'' barrel, foliate and scroll engraved blue finish, with multi-colored gold inlaid wilderness scenes, green and yellow gold borders, with gold bands at muzzle and breech; special deluxe carved fancy grade walnut stock and forend. Right scene panel in large circular format of yellow gold raccoon on white gold stump removing a green gold crawfish from a pond with the background in French gray; left side scene is similarly inlaid with fox chasing hare; top of receiver with white gold stump and yellow gold Campbell's soup can with three bullet holes. Our consignor personally commissioned this rifle to represent scenes from his youth. Work is exquisitely executed; serial number and model designation are gold inlaid as well. Buttplate and screws with light treatment. Rifle originally mfg'd in 1950. Condition is excellent as enhanced. Est.: $5,000-$7,500. (C&R)