Have a chance to buy a Prewar M70 carbine 270 win,stocked by him. Was purchased from his estate years ago. It is in mint condition. Does his work have any interest/value?

RR- I believe he was one of Elmer Keith's favorite custom makers.

T.W.

Exactly, the majority of Keith's later guns were built by Ivar.

His gunshop is now someone's house in Kalispel, Montana, I looked it up on google earth, and sure enough it was still there.

I wonder if the folks that live there know?

He also ran a packers school for many years. Keith taught a shooting class for guides and packers.

Packers School is about learning how to pack the horses/mules for the old style hunts. Anybody here know how to throw a diamond hitch?

I didn't know that, very interesting. I missed a 358 Norma made by Ivar last year for $2500 on a pre-64 M70. Thing of beauty, but didn't have the scratch to buy it.

I am really surprised Randy about the 270 chambering on that rifle. I had not seen any Ivar rifles that were not cannons. 458s, 375, 358 Norma, 338-74 and such.

Back in 67-68, "Packer's School" meant the parachute packer's school at Fort Lee, VA. They were well respected, drove red M151s.