Fine Modern & Antique Arms - March 2024 : Sale A0324 Lot 1109
JOHN WILKES A .308 WIN. BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 57168,

Product Details

JOHN WILKES
A .308 WIN. BOLT-MAGAZINE SPORTING RIFLE, serial no. 57168,
circa 1965, 23in. unsighted nitro reproved barrel engraved 'JOHN WILKES. 79. BEAK STREET. LONDON. W.1.', Sako L579 action mounted with a Swarovski 6x42 Habicht telescopic sight, serial no. P663540866, Lloyd style low profile bolt handle, hinged floorplate with push button release and with fine acanthus scroll engraving framing a central gold-inlaid portrait of a stag and coronet, the triggerguard gold-inlaid with the Sako action number, figured pistolgrip stock with cheekpiece, raised comb, pistolgrip-cap, sling eyes, 14in. pull including 1 1/8in. wooden extension with engraved steel buttplate, weight 7lb. 12oz.



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Estimate £700-900

S1 - Sold as a Section 1 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act