^Lot 627 Bullard Single Shot Schuetzen Rifle

Bullard Single Shot Schuetzen Rifle, #3759, .32-40 cal., 28'' part-round blue barrel, case hardened frame, mild crescent Schuetzen style buttplate, smooth straight walnut stock with light Schnauble forend. Standard rear sight and Rocky Mountain type German front sight blade. Condition is excellent retaining approx. 95% lightly thinning and mildly toning blue to barrel and lower tang. Frame shows 65% thinning but vivid case colors. Upper tang shows clear evidence of former sight in that location. Stock with minor scuffs, light scratches and oil darkening, retaining approx. 92% of its original lightly crazing varnish with most of the losses to forend. Action remains crisp, bore is fine. Est.: $4,000-$6,000. (Antique)