Manufactured on a Brown Manufacturing Company Ballard Action by A. G. Genez, #9 Chambers Street, New York. All three barrels are numbered to the receiver. Calibers are .38RF 28" octagon barrel with mint bore; .44RF 32" octagon barrel with mint bore; .46RF 26" octagon barrel with mint bore. Set is in overall excellent-plus condition, with barrels retaining 98% original strong factory blue. Barrels are 1 3/16" across the muzzle; gun weighs 13lb 10.6oz with .38 barrel. Receiver is engraved in the style of L. D. Nimschke, who is know to have engraved early Genez rifles. Schutzen buttplate; original tang sight; deluxe wood, checkered wrist and forearm. Wood is very fine or better; horn forend cap has extremely small area of loss on right side. Set lacks barrel sights, palm rest, and handle for extractor. An exceptional Ballard set, fit for the most advanced collector. $15,000
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