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I just picked up the missing link in my 250-3000 collection � an early 1915 model with the cross-checkered trigger! The rifle spent its entire life up near Chapleau, ON serving the seller�s grandfather for many a good year. The rifle was manufactured 100 years ago and remains in surprisingly good condition for its age.

The first owner was a genuine old school deer hunter who replaced the front sight insert with a newly fashioned blade carved from an old copper penny coin to raise the sight for his Lyman 1A. This heirloom was gladly purchased by your truly with an extra 24 inch .410 barrel for shooting those fool hens to spruce up the camp diet. Sadly, the original canvas case has rotted away, but not before leaving it�s slight traces on the gun barrels.

I�m told of important provenance available of the original owner photographed at the hunt camp with his buddies and a long line of deer hanging from the meat pole. I look forward to posting these images in the future.













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If only it could tell some tales of the hunts its been on. I bet there is a lot of history to this rifle.
Congratulations on your find.

Extremely nice. I hope it serves you well!

Steve

That is a gem Bert, I would be packing that to camp next year. Congratulations on a great find!

Thanks Jeff.

I'm still blown away with the amount of case colour and bluing and just how tight the rifle remains after 100 years - # 172XXX. The gentleman who bought it initially took good care of this rifle for many a year.

What an honor to be able to possess such a fine piece with the history to match!! Hope you get a bunch of pics to match with it.

Lovely. That's a keeper for sure.

Rod

Congrats to ya on a fine rifle!

I found the same model a few months ago and jumped on it.

I am very glad to have one also.

dave

Wow nice old rifle and will last another 100 years ,you can add your own history to it .Great find .Tom

Yeah, I've seen several old rifles with copper front sight blades. Seems to have been a common practice.

Nice!

Thanks guys.

Mike, the Chapleau area from which this gun came has the one of the world's largest game preserve. The gun was a functional tool for a working man [it was a family member who sold me his grandfather's rifle.] The privilege/honor feels the same as when I bought my first real bird gun - a 1913 AH Fox 16 gauge Sterlingworth. It's a piece of wood and steel that holds the promise of game and the nostalgia of its years.

The best part of the night was when my youngest son took a look at it after it was all polished up and asked me if it was going to be his gun.

Looks like you made a great buy Bert and I can well understand Youngrouser's aspirations.

Looks like a great find, especially with the back story. Congratulations.

Nice grab Bunky! and the shotgun barrel a big Plus too!

Right in my backyard huh Bert?

Yes Joe just north of you. But you know yah can't own them all...

The gentleman's family contacted a local gun shop over a year ago who then served as an intermediary for the transaction. I was asked to offer a price which was eventually accepted.

I paid my price. You can figure out what I paid for it.

One oddity. There is a small single hole drilled [like a pilot hole] into the butt stock where one might place a sling swivel but may have been used to oil the stock as it is TOO small for a screw hole. Ever see anything like that before with a local rifle, Joe?

No, never saw anything like that before, can't see it being a sling stud hole if there is no evidence of anything on the barrel or forearm. Gotta love a mystery.

BERT
Wow, What A Nice Find
CHECKERING still Looks Sharp.
Congrats.
Steve

The checkering is only sharp on one side of the rifle. Strangely the other side has been flattened down by sanding.

Here are detailed images of the finer points of the rifle. The walnut stocks still show the red stain used during that period:





The cross-checkered trigger only on the model 250-3000:



The "H" stamped on the boss:



One little peened penny sight: