^Lot 108 Lon Paul Custom Mauser 35 Whelen NVSN

Mauser 98-style receiver with a 22" Bohler Special Steel barrel, chambered for the 35 Whelen cartridges, barrel also marked 'Made in Austria". Fixed ramp blade front sight and 3 folding adjustable leaf rear sights on the lightly tapered half-octagon barrel. Chrome bolt with the handle contoured for the scope, a double-set trigger, and a quick release floorplate. Beautiful finely checkered striped blonde wood pistol grip stock , Fleur-de-Lis panels, a raised shadow-line cheekpiece for right-handed and Pachmayr rubber recoil pad. Ivory forearm tip and grip cap. Consignor states the Ivory came from the Sudan. Mounted with a Leupold VX-II 3-9x40mm scope, clear optics. Bore is excellent/tight, action is smooth, wood and high polish blue finish are excellent. Comes with approx. 20 rounds of reloads and 50 empty brass. NRA Condition-Excellent. C&R Firearm.