June 25-28, 2018 Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/25/2018
This grade was discontinued in 1974 but was available on special order until 1976. This 1976 made gun has barrels choked skeet and skeet. Browning St. Louis and Montreal addresses and "MADE IN BELGIUM". Steel, chamber and gauge information are on either side of narrow matted ventilated rib. Coin finished small sized superposed action features gold-plated single selective trigger. Action is engraved in usual pigeon style, with pairs of pigeons flying through a field of scroll. Fences are nicely relief carved with acorns and oak leaves. Bottom of action has two rose bouquets. Short tang, round knob buttstock is of XXX feather crotch American walnut, and measures 14-1/4" over Browning composition buttplate. Point pattern checkering is at grip. One piece full forend matches well. Gun is housed in green canvas leather trimmed Browning case lined in brown faux fur. Excellent, very close to new with evidence of only scant firing. Extremely light firing halos are on breechface. There are only a few exceptionally light handling and assembly marks in all factory finishes. Case is excellent.