WJ JEFFERY DELUXE in 333 N. E.- SINGLE SQUARE BRIDGE MAG MAUSER-DELUXE ENGRAVING - FULLY CASED
Description:
W. J. Jeffery & Co. Ltd, 9 Golden Square, Regent Street, London W: A Deluxe No. 2 Grade Jeffery Pre-War 333 Rimless Nitro Express on a Single Square Bridge Magnum Mauser Action, Made about 1926, It is with a 24" barrel with an island rear sight with 3 folding rear sights, Band front ramp, Sling eye on the barrel, Un-cut matted single square bridge, The receiver bridge and ring never drilled or tapped, An original Jeffery cocking piece elevator peep sight with 5 distinct elevation settings with a knurled knob, Waffenfabrik Mauser-Oberndorf Single Square Commercial Magnum length action that carries the Mauser #81052, The action was built in 1914, This very rifle is listed on page 439 of Jon Speed's "Original Oberndorf Sporting Rifles" as a Magnum action in 333 by Jeffery.
The receiver, magazine box, floorplate, bolt & bolt sleeve all have matching Mauser serial numbers everywhere, Nitro proof at cordite 40 1/2 & 300 max, Belly magazine with a straddle hinged floorplate with a center bow release, Mauser wing safety, As a Deluxe Jeffery it has 85% coverage of very nice floral & scroll No. 2 Grade engraving on the floorplate & trigger guard, The receiver ring with matching engraving, This is a very typical engraving pattern used by Jeffery on their Deluxe rifles, An excellent piece of upgraded wood with excellent color & contrast, A classic Jeffery pre-war stock, Horn grip cap, Horn forend tip, Point pattern checkering, Double crossbolts, 14 5/16" L.O.P. over a checkered steel buttplate with a trapdoor, 8 lbs. 5 oz., All metal except the bolt body has been professionally reblacked a long time ago & now remains at 90-92%, The stock has new finish and now at 95%, The checkering is at 90%, The bore is excellent plus and is a 9.5 out of 10.
It is cased in the original full length brass cornered canvas trunk with the correct address trade label.The case contains: selvyt cloth, cleaning rod and attachments, oil bottle and turnscrews. Correct, type sling is included.
A new signed and numbered (number 333) copy of the limited print Peter Flack book: Hunting the Hippotrages is included in the sale.
Here is a solid classic Jeffery Magnum Mauser with all the bore condition you could hope to find and it certainly had very good custodians for all these years.
As I want the new buyer to enjoy the rifle as I did, I include in the sale, a set of RCBS reloading dies, brass ( 50 unfired RCC cases and 100 Bertram once fired cases) and 200 woodleigh (300gr round nose soft point) bullets, to ensure you can shoot and hunt with this exceptional rifle.
Rifle Caliber: .333 Jeffery
Price:
$22,300.00