I have wanted one of these for years. The prices on them stopped me from owing one until a few days ago. I work part time in a gun store and this particular rifle, a Featherweight in .30-06, has been in the consignment rack for about three-four months now and I believe that it hadn't sold due to it being priced way too high and the fact that the stock was cut and a recoil pad added.
The owner finally decided to come down to a more reasonable price and since I felt that he was finally in a mood to deal I made him an offer and he accepted it. There was a set of scope rings on it but no scope to go with them.
At the same time there was a vintage Kollmorgan scope in the shop for sale, but since they have an odd size tube (28mm) and the rings and mounts that were with it were for a pre 64 Model 70 no one was really interested in it (can you see where this is going?)
The rifle shows a lot of what I call hunting wear, carried a lot in search of game, but shot very little. The bore is absolutely pristine, and the action is a smooth as can be.
For those that are nor familiar with the Kollmorgan brand scopes, they were made after WWII by the Kollmorgan Optical Co.. Kollmorgan made optical devices for the US Navy during the war and after the war was over switched to civilian production making rifle scopes among other things.
They were very high quality optics and were among the best to be had at the time. Their scope line was bought out by Redfield in 1958 and production was moved from New York to the Redfield factory.
I was very excited to be able to mate these two together. The rifle was made in 1956 and I believe that the scope dates to right around that time. After all these years the scope is as clear as the day it was made and the adjustment knobs move as smooth as butter.
The owner finally decided to come down to a more reasonable price and since I felt that he was finally in a mood to deal I made him an offer and he accepted it. There was a set of scope rings on it but no scope to go with them.
At the same time there was a vintage Kollmorgan scope in the shop for sale, but since they have an odd size tube (28mm) and the rings and mounts that were with it were for a pre 64 Model 70 no one was really interested in it (can you see where this is going?)
The rifle shows a lot of what I call hunting wear, carried a lot in search of game, but shot very little. The bore is absolutely pristine, and the action is a smooth as can be.
For those that are nor familiar with the Kollmorgan brand scopes, they were made after WWII by the Kollmorgan Optical Co.. Kollmorgan made optical devices for the US Navy during the war and after the war was over switched to civilian production making rifle scopes among other things.
They were very high quality optics and were among the best to be had at the time. Their scope line was bought out by Redfield in 1958 and production was moved from New York to the Redfield factory.
I was very excited to be able to mate these two together. The rifle was made in 1956 and I believe that the scope dates to right around that time. After all these years the scope is as clear as the day it was made and the adjustment knobs move as smooth as butter.
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