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A DELUXE .308 SPORTING RIFLE BY J. WILKES, No. 464365, the floorplate, furniture and telescope-mounts profusely engraved with bold foliate-scrolls, blued finish, hinged-floorplate, highly-figured stock with horn cap, pistolgrip, engraved pistolgrip-cap, Monte Carlo comb, cheekpiece and profusely engraved steel butt-plate, the barrel with foliate-scroll engraved foresight ramp and elevating/depressing mechanism for the bead-foresight, the receiver mounted with a Swarovski Habicht 4 telescopic-sight in ultra low-profile mounts
Weight 8lb. 2½oz., (with telescope), 14 3/8in. pull, 23in. barrel, nitro proof
In its brass-mounted full-length leather case with fitted accessories
The rifle appears to be unused. An interesting feature of the rifle is its provision for raising or lowering the foresight by means of a chequered switch rotating on one side of the foresight-ramp
Weight 8lb. 2½oz., (with telescope), 14 3/8in. pull, 23in. barrel, nitro proof
In its brass-mounted full-length leather case with fitted accessories
The rifle appears to be unused. An interesting feature of the rifle is its provision for raising or lowering the foresight by means of a chequered switch rotating on one side of the foresight-ramp