December 16, 17, & 18, 2025 Firearms & Militaria
Lot #1439:
(M) BROWNING CITORI GRADE VI SUPERLIGHT OVER/UNDER 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN.
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/16/2025
Circa 1998 per serial number, with F13 suffix for a Grade VI Superlight with 2- 3/4" chambers. Barrels with matted vent rib fit with a depressed mushroom front sight and legends for a Japanese manufactured 12 bore with 2 - 3/4" chambers, Invector plus chokes, and a Special Steel designation. Chokes are marked with one and three hashes for Full over Modified. Nicely figured walnut forearm with schnabeled tip, two panels of point pattern checkering, and a scroll engraved Deely latch release. Blued receiver engraved with vignettes of pheasant mid-flight on left side, an alerting pointer on bottom, right with a trio of ascending mallards, and a partridge on trigger guard; animals are gold inlaid, supported by acanthus scrollwork on a striated ground with hatch shading. Gold washed single selective inertia-driven trigger, non-automatic safety marked "S" ahead of tab, "O" and "U" on either side for selector position. Well figured straight grip stock with long tang with sidepanels, point pattern checkering, and Browning hard rubber buttplate. CONDITION: Excellent, very close to NOS, with some scattered handling marks and scuffs, likely shop wear. Stocks excellent with some minor handling marks, some scattered impressions at toe line and bottom of forearm. Mechanically fine, bores excellent. Breech face with very light haloing, and may be test fired only. Ejectors are soft but in time.