For Sale Van Orden Pre-64 Model 70 30-06 Sniper Rifle

Have to remember a day when folks were particular about iron sights because they envisioned using them. Lots of now forgotten sights like the Sourdough, flat topped blade, etc. that would hardly be considered today?
 
Thanks so much for everyone's interest and enthusiasm about this rifle. Everyone's encouragement to keep the rifle was touching. Just so you all know that I'm not completely heartless :), I do have a couple of sentimental guns from my grandparents -- the Parker Trojan 20 gauge he bought with his paper route money in ~ 1918 and her Savage Model 99. The Model 70 has found its third owner. He is excited about the rifle and its history, so I know it's found a good home!
 
Just wanted to give a big thank you to @Garciamarquez1918 for this rifle deal. Excellent communication, the rifle arrived packed for world travel and was waiting for me when I arrived home from out of country travel. I’ll also drop a big thank you to Vintage Gun Scopes out of Corvallis, MT who graciously outfitted the rifle with a period correct Unertl, along with a set of Steve Earl mounting blocks. I threw on the GI sling for good measure! Garcia, I’ll be taking her out for antelope this fall just for old times sake. Thanks again and thanks to AH for being the conduit.
 

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AZSkibo said:
Just wanted to give a big thank you to @Garciamarquez1918 for this rifle deal. Excellent communication, the rifle arrived packed for world travel and was waiting for me when I arrived home from out of country travel. I’ll also drop a big thank you to Vintage Gun Scopes out of Corvallis, MT who graciously outfitted the rifle with a period correct Unertl, along with a set of Steve Earl mounting blocks. I threw on the GI sling for good measure! Garcia, I’ll be taking her out for antelope this fall just for old times sake. Thanks again and thanks to AH for being the conduit.
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Omg it looks fabulous. I'm thankful it found such a great owner who is so psyched to have her!
 
For those knowledgeable on Van Orden M70s- It's noted that there was a series of serial numbers involved with the rifles- does that mean there was a starting number and a finishing number with some interspersed or is there a block of numbers where all of them were filling the Van Orden order?
 
I don't have the book- Is it a list of several non-consecutive numbers or a block?
 
It’s a list by serial numbers where known and then blocks of numbers if purchased in groups.
 

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@AZSkibo THANKS A BUNCH!! the reason I was wondering is that I'm aware of a M70 30-06 in National Match configuration. However it was made in 1950 so was earlier than those for VanOrden.
 
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