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FINE CUSTOM MODEL 70 BY NOTED STOCKMAKER MAURICE

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD
FINE CUSTOM MODEL 70 BY NOTED STOCKMAKER MAURICE
OTTMAR. Cal. 7mm Rem. Mag. S# 487858. Lightweight rnd bbl. of 24" is engraved w/ caliber on left side & "M. Ottmar " Stockmaker"on right. Standard Model 70 action has custom shaped & checkered bolt release. Engine turned bolt has knob checkered w/ 2 rnd. panels. Custom 1 piece steel bottom metal has hinged straddle floorplate w/ takedown button in trigger guard bow. Oil finished stock of strikingly marbled & lightly figured European walnut measures 13 3/8" over checkered steel buttplate w/ trap. Ottmar worked for Champlin's for a number of years & the styling of this rifle is reminiscent of their products. Right hand cheekpiece has unusual cyma curve to shadow line at rear & sweeps forward into grip. Sling eyes are let into relief carved platforms. Skeleton grip cap is of steel w/ central checkered wood portion. Checkering is unusual & distinctive in point pattern w/ diamond portions separated by ribbons. Checkered fields are sunken into stock leaving ribbons raised. CONDITION: very fine showing very little use w/ a few scattered handling marks in wood including a few sm. scratches on left side. Bore is sharp & shiny. Action smooth. An eye catching rifle by this very highly regarded stockmaker. (20-524/MGM39). CURIO. $3,000-4,000.