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Griffin Howe No. 126 is based on a standard length single square bridge Mauser action with a detachable style barrel chambered in .30-06 Gov. The large commercial Mauser bottom metal with inside-the-bow release and hinged floorplate, two-panel checkered bolt knob and polished magazine follower. Fitted with Lyman 48S peep sight and G&H quick detachable mounts with 1" scope rings and 1932 Patent dates. A modified two-position flag safety that works with a scope is mounted on the bolt shroud. The action, peep sight, scope mount, barrel over the chamber and the front sight, as well as the butt plate, grip cap, and bottom metal are all engraved in small traditional scroll with the bust of a lion inlayed in gold in the center of the floorplate and the bust of a lion inlayed in gold on the trigger guard. Engraved arching across the top is: "S.R. Griffin, New York" in the same manner rifles built by Seymour Griffin were marked just before the formation of Griffin & Howe and the engraving is undoubtedly done by Rudolf Kornbrath.   

According to factory records, was completed sometime between 1923 and 1925. This rifle has an interesting history dating back to the earliest days of the venerable American rifle maker. Early G&H records were not as complete as later entries and some of the info. on this rifle is lost to history. 

Rifle was consigned to Abercrombie & Fitch in 1944 by one "J.L. Gerry", or Mr. James Laurence Gerry, who was an original stockholder and an officer in G&H during its earliest years of operation. The nicely figured walnut stock has a single recoil bar covered in horn with a horn forend tip. Traditional right hand cheekpiece has a shadowline and the stock has a 14" LOP over a trap steel butt plate. 

25" barrel has a ramp front sight and is marked: "No. 126 Griffin & Howe, Inc. New York". 

Rifle weighs 9 lbs 15 oz and remains in excellent overall condition with the presence of some handling marks here or there on the stock and metal. 

A very nice rifle with a cool story. 

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