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Griffin & Howe Springfield Sporter

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD
Griffin & Howe Springfield Sporter
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA 92606
Griffin & Howe Springfield Sporter, #857, .30-06 cal., 24'' barrel with military star gauge markings at crown and marked ''Griffin & Howe, Inc., New York''; blue finish, machine-turned bolt and follower, with internal portions of frame polished; original checkered pistol-grip walnut stock with horn forend tip, steel pistol-grip cap, cheekpiece, and checkered steel widow's peak buttplate with case hardened finish. Stock features blank silver ovoid between pistol-grip cap and rear sling swivel. Topped with a single lever Griffin & Howe short rail scope mount and rings, with pre-war Zeiss Zielklein 4-power scope. Fixed rear sight with ramp front showing partially knurled hood. Condition is excellent showing only light marks from handling and very little evidence of field use. Former location for Lyman 48 sight has been neatly and professionally plugged with similarly grained walnut. Action is crisp, bore is mirror bright, scope optics are clear. An excellent example of the classic pre-war American Sporter. Est.: $5,000-$7,500. (C&R) (Ernest A. Bryant III estate)