Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this awesome bolt action rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Mossberg 144LSB!
(GROOVED RECIEVER & ORIGINAL MAG)
(GROOVED RECIEVER & ORIGINAL MAG)
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Mossberg
Model: 144LSB
Serial: 1211417
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 27" Bull
Optics/Sights: Hood Front, Weaver Scope V-22 3.6 Variable
Stock/Grips: Smooth Wood
Action: Bolt
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
First appearing in O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., 1950 catalog, the Model 144 .22 rimfire target rifle was the offspring of its World War II veteran progenitor, the Model 44US used by American military recruits for marksmanship training. Mossberg designed the Model 44US for the War Department, which was in need of a dedicated training rifle for the 16 million Americans who ultimately served in WWII. Most who served learned to shoot, and many learned or demonstrated marksmanship in basic training with a Mossberg.
Mossberg delivered nearly 58,000 Model 44US rifles to the armed forces in 1943–44. Post-war, Mossberg’s surprisingly accurate Model 44US became a popular target rifle, and the company sold so many wars-end cancelled-contract rifles, designated Model 44US(a), that it went on to sell Model 44US(b), (c) and (d) versions, each with minor modifications. Part of the popularity was due to Mossberg offering its target rifles at prices below those of Winchester and Remington, when NRA Smallbore competitors in the 1950s probably well outnumbered other rifle disciplines. But the Model 44US was ostensibly a training rifle, not a Smallbore rifle, so it was a logical next step, then, for Mossberg to bring out what is essentially an improved Model 44US better suited and intended by design for competition, the Model 144.
The Model 144LSB of the mid-1970s added an inch of bigger barrel for a 27-inch, 15/16-inch diameter tube and stretched the stock an inch, adding about a half-pound of weight. Mossberg quit the .22 precision rifle business in 1985 (the company makes plinker and hunter models today), ending the Model 144 series.
Condition and Contents:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this Mossberg is in excellent condition overall for its age showing no indications of regular consumer use that we can see. Additionally, it will ship with a Weaver Scope!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: 144LSB
Serial: 1211417
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 27" Bull
Optics/Sights: Hood Front, Weaver Scope V-22 3.6 Variable
Stock/Grips: Smooth Wood
Action: Bolt
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
First appearing in O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., 1950 catalog, the Model 144 .22 rimfire target rifle was the offspring of its World War II veteran progenitor, the Model 44US used by American military recruits for marksmanship training. Mossberg designed the Model 44US for the War Department, which was in need of a dedicated training rifle for the 16 million Americans who ultimately served in WWII. Most who served learned to shoot, and many learned or demonstrated marksmanship in basic training with a Mossberg.
Mossberg delivered nearly 58,000 Model 44US rifles to the armed forces in 1943–44. Post-war, Mossberg’s surprisingly accurate Model 44US became a popular target rifle, and the company sold so many wars-end cancelled-contract rifles, designated Model 44US(a), that it went on to sell Model 44US(b), (c) and (d) versions, each with minor modifications. Part of the popularity was due to Mossberg offering its target rifles at prices below those of Winchester and Remington, when NRA Smallbore competitors in the 1950s probably well outnumbered other rifle disciplines. But the Model 44US was ostensibly a training rifle, not a Smallbore rifle, so it was a logical next step, then, for Mossberg to bring out what is essentially an improved Model 44US better suited and intended by design for competition, the Model 144.
The Model 144LSB of the mid-1970s added an inch of bigger barrel for a 27-inch, 15/16-inch diameter tube and stretched the stock an inch, adding about a half-pound of weight. Mossberg quit the .22 precision rifle business in 1985 (the company makes plinker and hunter models today), ending the Model 144 series.
Condition and Contents:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this Mossberg is in excellent condition overall for its age showing no indications of regular consumer use that we can see. Additionally, it will ship with a Weaver Scope!
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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