Spring 2024 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
June 7th, 8th, 9th, & 10th, 2024
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!
STUNNING RARE DELUXE SPECIAL-ORDER ENGRAVED MARLIN 1881 RIFLE EX. WES ADAMS COLLECTION
01-25285
Cal. 40-65
S# 22820
This high condition rifle is fitted with an extremely rare 30” octagonal to round heavy barrel with full magazine, sporting bead front sight, fire blue semi buckhorn rear sight, Lyman No. 15 windage tang sight with rigid stem & folding eyepiece. The case-colored action is hand engraved with a pattern that most closely matches the grade 2 styling and was likely engraved by John Ulrich. The right side features a vignette containing a detailed forest scene with a bull moose in stride. The space surrounding is decorated with arabesque scroll terminated with straight line and fancy chip borders that continue to the upper and lower receiver areas. The left side holds a vignette containing the head of a bull moose and adorned with matching pattern scroll and borders. The serial number is encircled with a splash of engraved geometric & scroll designs. It is mounted with an attractive walnut stock set that is factory checkered in the B pattern with a serpentine pistol grip and finalizes with a case-colored smooth curved steel buttplate and forearm cap.
PROVENANCE: Ex- Wes Adams Collection, Spectacular example from the William Blount Collection of extraordinary Marlins.
STATUS: ANTIQUE
