Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this desirable bolt-action rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Weatherby Mark V Deluxe!
This Weatherby Mark V Deluxe is a desirable early German Made example! According to our research, production in Germany began at approximately serial number 20000 and ran to over 43000. This example holds serial number 24609.
This Weatherby Mark V Deluxe is a desirable early German Made example! According to our research, production in Germany began at approximately serial number 20000 and ran to over 43000. This example holds serial number 24609.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Weatherby
Model: Mark V Deluxe
Serial: 24609
Date of Manufacture: 1959-1973
Caliber: .270 Weatherby Magnum
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24"
Optics/Sights: Mounted Weatherby Imperial 4x81 Scope
Stock/Grips: Deluxe Skip Line Checkered Pistol Grip Walnut Stock with Rosewood Tipped Forearm and Pistol Grip
Action: Bolt
Markings: Standard / Stamped "MADE IN GERMANY" on the right side of the barrel next to the receiver.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Weatherby's first break from designs based on Mauser actions came in 1956 when he commissioned the Danish firm of Schultz & Larsen to build the 378 Weatherby Magnums utilizing the Schultz & Larsen Model 54 bolt-action. This action was very stout and had several features that Weatherby would integrate into future proprietary rifle designs, including a low bolt-lift and triple gas-escape ports in the bolt.
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: Mark V Deluxe
Serial: 24609
Date of Manufacture: 1959-1973
Caliber: .270 Weatherby Magnum
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 24"
Optics/Sights: Mounted Weatherby Imperial 4x81 Scope
Stock/Grips: Deluxe Skip Line Checkered Pistol Grip Walnut Stock with Rosewood Tipped Forearm and Pistol Grip
Action: Bolt
Markings: Standard / Stamped "MADE IN GERMANY" on the right side of the barrel next to the receiver.
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The original production rifles by Roy Weatherby were built on commercial Mauser actions manufactured by FN, Brevex (magnum), and Mathieu (left hand). Weatherby would build a custom rifle from a customer's specifications for bespoke rifles, using any action the customer requested - provided the action was strong enough to tolerate the pressures for their desired cartridge. Weatherby manufactured his rifles for many years at his small facility in South Gate, California, until 1956, when he contracted with Sako to continue building his firearms based on the Weatherby-FN Mauser actions. Weatherby still produced some custom rifles in South Gate following this contract.
Weatherby's first break from designs based on Mauser actions came in 1956 when he commissioned the Danish firm of Schultz & Larsen to build the 378 Weatherby Magnums utilizing the Schultz & Larsen Model 54 bolt-action. This action was very stout and had several features that Weatherby would integrate into future proprietary rifle designs, including a low bolt-lift and triple gas-escape ports in the bolt.
In 1958, after several years of development, Roy Weatherby introduced the Mark V bolt-action, his first proprietary design developed in-house by Weatherby himself and with his head engineer, Fred Jennie. Weatherby had to build the newly designed rifle to withstand the higher pressures the experimental cartridges produced, which exceeded 100,000 pounds per square inch. Pacific Founders, Inc. manufactured the first Weatherby Mark V actions in the United States. Weatherby assembled and finished the rifles at the Weatherby facility in South Gate. The demand for the new Mark V rifles quickly exceeded Weatherby's manufacturing capacity, so the company contracted with J. P. Sauer in West Germany to produce the rifles. Manufacturing of the Mark V continued in West Germany until the early 1970s, when material and labor costs led Weatherby to shift production to Howa in Japan. Some say the machining and finishing of the Howa manufactured Mark Vs was an improvement over that of the quality of the Sauer-made guns. Weatherby moved Mark V manufacturing back to the United States in 1995, where the Mark V has been built under contract by both Saco Defense (acquired by General Dynamics in 1998) and Acrometal/ATEK ever since.
The Mark V action remained relatively unchanged during its first five years of production until manufacturing moved from PFI in the United States to J. P. Sauer in Germany. The Sauer-produced version differed from that manufactured in the United States. Weatherby moved the safety from the receiver to the bolt and replaced the smooth surface of the safety found on the U.S.-made versions with a fluted surface.
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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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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