Biesen custom Winchester pre-64 Model 70 .30-06. Serial 35941 has a 22-inch barrel (“Featherweight” contour with .550-inch muzzle diameter, banded sling swivel stud). Features include jeweling (bolt body/extractor/follower/rail), custom bolt handle with checkered knob (two bordered teardrop panels), three-position “rudder” safety, cloverleaf tang, recontoured and checkered bolt release button, custom bottom metal with inside-the-bow magazine release and a rust blue finish. STOCK: Drawn from an outstanding AAA-grade blank shot through with dark and sinister figure, appointments include an ebony forend tip, 24 lines-per-inch wrap checkering with signature fleurs, scalloped logo base, scalloped cheek rest with blended shadow line, checkered steel grip cap, inletted toe line stud, Pachmayr Decelerator recoil pad, timed screws and a hand-rubbed oil finish. DIMENSIONS: Weight (with optic) is 8.4 pounds and the length-of-pull is 13.8 inches. CONDITION: Clearly seldom fired and likely never taken afield, the bore is pristine. Both metal and wood are at least 99 percent. OPTIC: A Leupold VX-III 1.75-6×32 (Heavy Duplex reticle, matte finish, .25-MOA clicks) is secured in Leupold rings on scalloped bases. Optics, exterior finish and lens coatings match the condition of the rifle.