GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
FINE CUSTOM SHOP ENGRAVED BROWNING SUPERPOSED MIDAS GRADE SKEET GUN ENGRAVED BY J. M. DEBRUS WITH CASE. BROWNING OU MIDAS 40825S74 12 GA MODERN Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4” Chambers. 27-1/2" Bbls are marked for skeet and skeet. Bbls have raised, broadway type, ventilated rib with white Bradley bead. They are engraved with Browning Morgan Utah and Montreal addresses, and “Made in Belgium” on left, and steel and chamber info on right. There are 2” triangles of well-cut relief open shaded scroll at breech ends. Blued rounded "superlight" type Browning OU action with gold-plated sgl selective trigger, is engraved in typical Midas style, as designed by Louis Vrancken, consisting of near full coverage of exceptionally well cut large open shaded scroll with acanthus highlights surrounding special order, very well detailed scenes of dogs and birds with semi-relief gold inlaid subjects. These scenes are within gold inlaid ovoid borders with flourishes at bottom. A pointer points a flushing quail on left, and what is possibly the same pointer points a flushing grouse on right. A quail flies across bottom of action. Trigger guard with matching scroll, has vacant shield on bow. Left dog scene is marked with engravers signature "J. M. Debrus". Interesting stump and fiddle figured claro walnut long tang flat knob buttstock measures 14-1/4” over Browning open sided white line pad. Modified point pattern checkering is at grip. Matching 3-pc forend is of flared beavertail type. Bore diameter: top -.722, bottom -.722. Bore restrictions: top: .004 (skeet), bottom: .004 (skeet). Drop at heel: 1-3/4", drop at comb: 1-7/16". Weight: 7 lbs 8 oz. LOP: 14-1/4". Tan vinyl Browning case is lined in off white faux fur. PROVENANCE: Rod Fuller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all of their orig blue, silvered on sharp edges. Action retains nearly all of its blue, with some assembly marks, thumbpiece slightly silvered. Stocks retain over 95% of their orig finish, most loss due to area rubbed through on top of left forend piece. Gold has rubs from contact with trigger plate. Bores are excellent. Ejectors are strong. Trigger works. Case is excellent, with slightly soiled interior. 49114-42 MGM233 (5,000-8,000)