.270 Win Featherweight Rifle - 1957

This is an impeccable Featherweight rifle chambered in .270 Winchester, produced in 1957. Presented as a gift from a newlywed husband to his bride in 1957, this rifle was stored in a case under a bed for nearly all of the 60 years which followed. The marriage must have taken on hobbies other than those the husband imagined, as the bride never once fired her rifle. In fact, this rifle would have remained unfired to this day if it were not for a brother in law who in the 1960s took it out and fired two shots with it, "out of principle" he said. The rifle was eventually passed on to a son who was otherwise not a gun owner, but who realized the unique newness and provenance of this rifle made it something very special. The rifle is just about perfect. It is 100% original and is in factory-new condition with two exceptions. There is a very small/shallow pressure mark (about 1/4" by 1/4" and 1/32" deep) on the left side of the stock below the Winchester logo on the receiver. This dent has n