I saw this for sale in France - https://www.naturabuy.fr/Carab...g-item-11194843.html

Ever see a Fancier Weatherby Crown Custom? Fantastically Embellished w Ivory & Gold

Absolutely Fantastically embellished Weatherby Crown Custom with Ivory and Gold - Even has Diamonds in the eyes of all 3 Rams and the Bear.
Made in 1963 with a monogram "RTL" and shipped to Europe.

Looking forward to your comments.

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/wby-000.jpg

Never saw one that ornate. Albeit not to my liking/style, I can appreciate all the time one or more folks spent doing the work.

Stockwork appears to be textbook Nils Hultgren.

A very close examination may reveal his initials somewhere.

Kevin

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Originally posted by Kevin Gullette:caliber.
Stockwork appears to be textbook Nils Hultgren.

A very close examination may reveal his initials somewhere.

Kevin

Yes, typical Nils Hultgren stock work including all the Carved Ivory. His initials are on the Carved Bear. This would have been one of his last works for Weatherby in 1963 - he went to work for Winslow Arms in 1964. Unfortunately, unknown who did all fabulous Engraving and Gold work. BTW, 300 Wby Mag caliber.

That hurt my eyes. A lot of skilled labor went into that but it's not to my taste.

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Originally posted by Fjold:
"... That hurt my eyes..."

Yes, I think it comes with a pair of sun-glasses

I say in for an inch, in for a mile!

Needs more gold!

When I was a kid, I lusted over rifles like this one. My tastes changed by the time I got any money.

I have always been a fan of "radical" Winslow rifles and I collected them. I owned all the ones shown below. Nils Hultgren did all the stocks and inlays. Like this Weatherby above, many people were very critical of their "over-the-top" style and poo-poo'd them . All these Winslow rifles ultimately sold for very BIG BUCKS - several sold for 5 figures $xx,xxx.oo .... proving that there are a lot of collectors today, that love the "flash from the past".

The scope gets me. If the rifle is shot much, the erector tube assy might give up. Then, you'd have to hope the forever warranty returns the same scope, not a new one.

Nils had his own business......as I can recall seeing his ad in an old Handloader or American Rifleman magazine.

He also stocked the "Hultgren Grade" rifles, for The O'Brien Rifle Co.

Here's a few pics.

Kevin
A Hultgren Grade 17 Javelina


Ivory inlay.....in relief......those pigs feet are SHARP!

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Originally posted by Kevin Gullette:
Nils had his own business......as I can recall seeing his ad in an old Handloader or American Rifleman magazine.

Yes, Nils went "independent" when he left Winslow in 1972 and moved to California to care for his sick brother.

That one would make Harry Lawson smile :-)

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Originally posted by buckstix:

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Originally posted by Kevin Gullette:
Nils had his own business......as I can recall seeing his ad in an old Handloader or American Rifleman magazine.

Yes, Nils went "independent" when he left Winslow in 1972 and moved to California to care for his sick brother.

Except........

Nils "Hultgren Grade" O'Brien rifles were crafted between 1966 and 1968.....according to Vern's handwritten records.

Seems he did stockwork, coincidentally, for a few "people".

Kevin

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Originally posted by Biebs:
That one would make Harry Lawson smile :-)

My Lawson has nice wood .... but not near as fancy as this Weatherby. (for some reason this site is not displaying my photos so you may have to click the direct link to see them)

http://www.buckstix.com/buckpics/lawson-000.jpg

Beautiful. Period, yes. But exquisitely done.

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Originally posted by jerry sykes:
Beautiful. Period, yes. But exquisitely done.

Which one? The Weatherby, or the Winslows, or the Lawson?