thekriebles
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An unbelievably stunning and rare Cooper Model 38 single-shot action rifle chambered in 17 Ackley Hornet. This limited rifle series was a special commemorative to honor the late Parker Otto Ackley. There were only 17 made by Cooper to commemorate the 17 Ackley Hornet wildcat by P.O. Ackley. This one is No. 2 in the series. The photos I have do NOT do it justice.
It is mint/unfired (except for factory testing), exhibition-grade French Walnut (validated by LeRoy Barry who was the master stock builder there at the time and now owns & runs Canyon Creek Custom Gunstocks with his wife, Connie, in Montana.) The wood is immaculate with numerous smokey black lines randomly running through it. The wood is also slightly darker than these photos suggest; it is absolutely gorgeous. The Fleur des Lis checkering pattern is super crisp and top-shelf, ebony forend tip, a beautiful skeleton & jeweled butt plate (check out the mirror-like finish in the one photo!), a 3-panel jeweled & polished bolt handle, a polished skeleton grip cap, polished & inletted sling swivel studs.
Buyer will receive the original box, pedigree e-mails from LeRoy Barry and Michelle Keith. Michelle was the Controller at Cooper Arms in 2012, who at that time, validated the rifle left Cooper in Stevensville, Montana on 8/5/96. The original owner of this rifle purchased it through Tom Thomas, owner of the former The Outdoorsman, Inc. in Pennsylvania. This rifle has been in my possession for a little over a decade. It's now time for someone else to enjoy and appreciate it.
(SOLD) Ideally seeking $4,895 plus shared insured shipping expenses to your FFL. Contact me with any questions here by private message.
Per Forum Boss: This item will remain for sale until ALL arrangements are finalized with a buyer I deem, in my sole discretion, to be qualified. I reserve the right to consider multiple offers, and no offer will create a binding contract until I am satisfied with buyer qualifications, mode and terms of payment, and until all details of shipping (including insurance, packaging requirements, shipping costs, and risk of loss) are worked out.
Don Krieble
It is mint/unfired (except for factory testing), exhibition-grade French Walnut (validated by LeRoy Barry who was the master stock builder there at the time and now owns & runs Canyon Creek Custom Gunstocks with his wife, Connie, in Montana.) The wood is immaculate with numerous smokey black lines randomly running through it. The wood is also slightly darker than these photos suggest; it is absolutely gorgeous. The Fleur des Lis checkering pattern is super crisp and top-shelf, ebony forend tip, a beautiful skeleton & jeweled butt plate (check out the mirror-like finish in the one photo!), a 3-panel jeweled & polished bolt handle, a polished skeleton grip cap, polished & inletted sling swivel studs.
Buyer will receive the original box, pedigree e-mails from LeRoy Barry and Michelle Keith. Michelle was the Controller at Cooper Arms in 2012, who at that time, validated the rifle left Cooper in Stevensville, Montana on 8/5/96. The original owner of this rifle purchased it through Tom Thomas, owner of the former The Outdoorsman, Inc. in Pennsylvania. This rifle has been in my possession for a little over a decade. It's now time for someone else to enjoy and appreciate it.
(SOLD) Ideally seeking $4,895 plus shared insured shipping expenses to your FFL. Contact me with any questions here by private message.
Per Forum Boss: This item will remain for sale until ALL arrangements are finalized with a buyer I deem, in my sole discretion, to be qualified. I reserve the right to consider multiple offers, and no offer will create a binding contract until I am satisfied with buyer qualifications, mode and terms of payment, and until all details of shipping (including insurance, packaging requirements, shipping costs, and risk of loss) are worked out.
Don Krieble
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