Manufactured in 1957. Features a 26" blued sightless barrel. FN Supreme Mauser action stamped Weatherby South Gate, CA. Machine jeweled bolt control round feed with knurled bolt knob. Two position Mauser manual safety. Action is fitted with Bausch & Lomb sight and scope 2.5-8x50. Height and wind adjustments are made into the mount. Standard Mauser left side bolt release. Gold plated trigger guard and floorplate are standard Mauser with extensive floral and scroll engraving. Raised embossed moose on the center of floorplate. Stock is a single piece right hand Monte Carlo walnut with contrasting rosewood forend tip, and slightly exaggerated pistol grip. Right and left hand side below bolt feature a rosewood and birch diamond inlay. Bottom of pistol grip has rosewood and birch diamond inlay. Right side of buttstock has rosewood diamond inlay with gold center piece inscribed Ernest M. Wiggins. Both pistol grip and forend feature hand skip-line checkering with a wide carved border. Front and rear sling studs are gold plated. Buttstock fitted with white line recoil pad. Early, American made Weatherbys are highly sought after and this is an excellent example. CALIBER: .300 WBY Mag. S/N: 5475. FFL STATUS: Curio & Relic.

Barrel retains 98% factory blue. Action retains 98% original blue. Jeweled bolt shows some faint signs of slide wear. Floorplate gold plate shows hand-carrying usage marks. Stock shows 98% original condition with moderate to light handling marks. Optics are clear. Good bore and mechanics.