GUN FALL 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/5/2015
EARLY BROWNING DIANA GRADE SUPERPOSED ENGRAVED BY LEGIERS WITH CASE. BROWNING SUPERPOSED DIANA 81667 12 GA MODERN Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Bbls marked for modified and full, with matted, ventilated rib have Browning St. Louis and Montreal addresses. Coin finished action is engraved in usual Diana fashion, with trio of pheasants in woodland background on left; quattro of ducks at pond on right; indeterminate gallinaceous fowl on bottom; and a pair of rabbits on trigger guard. Engravers signature, Legiers, is on right action under scene. Feather crotch figured claro walnut long tang, square knob buttstock measures 14-1/8″ over Browning open-sided white line pad, and features standard Diana pattern checkering with curved double line borders. Matching forend has usual Browning latch. Bore diameter: top -.727, bottom -.725. Bore restrictions: top -.038, bottom -.020. Wall thickness: top -.033, bottom -.036. Drop at heel: 2-5/8″, drop at comb: 1-9/16″. Weight: 7 lbs. 9 oz. LOP 14-1/8″. Tan vinyl Browning case lined in faux fur contains key. PROVENANCE: Rod Fuller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, as factory refurbished, with only a few minor marks on wood and metal. Ejectors are slightly out of time. Trigger works. Case is very fine, with a deep depression on top, with some marks. Interior lightly soiled. 49114-28 MGM164 (5,000-8,000)