SOLD
14,500.00USD+ buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2012 Nov 17 @ 11:24UTC-6 : CST/MDT
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Excellent condition - 8.5" pinned ribbed 1/4 lug barrel - Purported to be one of the most highly engraved Smith & Wesson's in the world! AKA .357 Magnum pre model 27 - retains 99% nickel finish with full coverage 1950's style German beautiful engraving - Alvin White full scrolled engraved walnut grips with ivory inlays in excellent condition - engraved grip screw - front blade with red rectangular insert on serrated ramp/rear adjustable target sights - over 98% engraved body & grips - German scroll body & barrel with Relief engraved Moose on left barrel, Pronghorn on left frame, Deer & Cougar scene on left lower frame, Mountain Lion on rear left frame & Elk/Stag on right front barrel, Bighorn Sheep on right frame, Elk on lower right frame, Bear & Dog scene on right rear frame & Cougar on front frame under barrel lug - left backstrap marked WAFFEN-BROCK, FRANKFURT/M. GERMANY - Smith & Wesson records indicate that the gun was shipped in the white, 4-14-1954 to Jurick Brothers Co. Greenville, MA and purchased by Howard Gibson and subsequently shipped to Germany for engraving by Otto Bach - finely checkered topstrap & 6-grooved backstrap - 6-shot fluted cylinder - .500 serrated trigger & knurled target hammer - good case color on hammer & trigger - yr. mfg: 1950-1957 - factory presentation case, broken hinges - SN S103608 - est. 12000 - 22000 - C&R - 20kADAVA029
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201 Se 59th St., Topeka, Kansas, 66619, United States
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