Hoffman Arms Co. #17 Kornbrath Engraved .375 H&H SOLD!
Very desireable Hoffman Arms Company, Cleveland, Ohio #17 in .375 H&H Magnum built in 1923 on a 1921 Mauser true magnum length Single Square Bridge action. This gun features a 24" half round/half octagon barrel with a full length stippled rib with a quarter rib configuration and integral ramp front sight. There is a partial banded barrel sling stud and three folding leaf express rear sights engraved 100, 200, and 300 yards. Bore is excellent. The magnum length receiver features a Hoffman SSB receiver peep sight and drop box magazine with straddle floorplate and trigger bow release. Stocked in lightly figured English Walnut by the Englishman John Wright with extensive carving of the side panels and around the checkering. Pancake shadowline cheekpiece, horn forend tip, and steel pistol grip cap. Floorplate, trigger guard, steel grip cap, and bolt knob are extensively engraved by Rudolph Kornbrath with a gold inlayed bear on the floorplate and the initials "JLW" inlayed in gold on the grip cap. LOP is 13 3/4" over a leather covered pad. Weighs in at 8lb 10 oz
This is a stunning piece exhibiting the finest of early 20th century American craftsmanship. The Hoffman Arms Company built fine rifles in Cleveland beginning in June of 1923. This was the same month that Griffin & Howe went into business. They were joined by James Howe of Griffin & Howe fame in October of that year. In 1925 production moved to Ardmore, Oklahoma and they closed their doors in 1930 at the height of the Great Depression. Total production was around 500 firearms with some small number of these being double rifles, shotguns, and drillings. This gun exhibits quality and workmanship from an era we will never see again.
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