July 30th 2016 Premier Firearms Sale (20)
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/30/2016
Manufactured in 1967, no signs of salt wood or damage from salt wood. Blued 32” barrels with wide vent matte Broadway rib with twin beads, marked “BROWNING ARMS COMPANY” on left side and “12 GA-SHELLS 2 ¾”-MADE IN BELGIUM-BROWNING PATENT” on right side. Top barrel has “improved modified” choke and bottom barrel has “modified” choke. Silver grey boxlock action, engraved with two flying pigeons on each side, surrounded by fine scroll engraving, receiver bottom and tangs also exhibit fine scrolls and chiseled oak leaves around breech, single gold-plated trigger, ejectors, barrel selector and non-automatic safety. Highly figured glossy walnut flat knob pistol grip stock with checkered panels on each side of wrist, Pachmayr red and black recoil pad. LOP is 13” to end of wooden butt and 13-7/8” to end of recoil pad. Drop at comb is 1-1/4” and 1-3/4” at heel. Checkered semi-beavertail forend with groove on each side. Complete with factory Browning case wrapped in brown vinyl with a faux lamb’s wool partitioned interior, includes Browning manual in original envelope. Excellent condition with barrels retaining about 95-98% blue finish with light edge wear on rib and around muzzles, light abrasions from sliding forend, bright bores. Action excellent, retaining 98% of silver finish. Stocks excellent with a few light storage marks.