ATLAS
COLLECTIBLE FIREARMS

Atlas Collectible Firearms is profoundly honored to present a true Holy Grail, museum-tier dangerous game rifle: an original Weatherby Mark V bolt-action rifle chambered in the powerful .460 Weatherby Magnum caliber. Manufactured in 1975 by Howa Machine Company for Weatherby as confirmed by serial number H83529 rollmarked on the action, this flagship bolt rifle features a 26-inch factory-ported round barrel with light scroll engraving at the breech and an import mark on the underside. Sourced directly from the prestigious Cam & Deb Cooper Collection, this investment-grade masterpiece boasts exquisite expert level hand engraving and gold inlay executed and signed "EB" by world-renowned German Master Engraver Eric Boessler.
Adorned in world-class embellishments, the blued action showcases rich acanthus scroll engraving extending gracefully across the receiver ring, bridge, sidewalls, and onto the shroud of the 9-lug fluted bolt. The blued hinged floorplate features elaborate acanthus scroll surrounding a stunning relief gold-inlaid bull elephant set against a detailed game scene background, framed in gold wire inlay with the initials "C.C." inlaid in gold at the base. Stocked in an extraordinary piece of highly figured exhibition-grade walnut, the stock features multi-point wrap-around hand checkering, a shadowline cheekpiece, an engraved case-hardened steel trapdoor grip cap, and a red rubber Pachmayr Old English recoil pad. Weaver-style scope bases are fitted to the receiver bridge and ring ready for optics installation.
The overall cosmetic condition of this Master Engraved Weatherby Mark V is excellent, retaining 98% plus of its original blued and gold finishes with crisp, razor-sharp engraving cuts and minor handling evidence. The highly figured walnut stock is in very good condition with crisp checkering lines, showing a few light handling dings and minor varnish scuffs. Mechanically, the action functions properly, though the floorplate hinge pin, follower, and follower spring are absent; the 26-inch factory-ported barrel preserves a bright, mirror-like bore with sharp, defined rifling lines throughout.