GUN FALL 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/5/2015
SCARCE 28 GAUGE BROWNING PIGEON GRADE SUPERPOSED WITH CASE. BROWNING SUPERPOSED PIGEON 1618F7 28 ga MODERN Cal. 28 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 26-3/8″ Bbls marked for skeet and skeet, with matted, ventilated rib have Browning St. Louis and Montreal addresses. Coin finished action is engraved in usual "Pigeon" style, with pairs of pigeons flying through light scroll background on sides, with rose bouquets on bottom. Top of action is relief carved with well cut oak leaves and acorns. Trigger guard is scroll engraved. Nicely fiddle figured claro walnut short tang flat knob buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over Browning buttplate, and features point pattern checkering with line borders at grip. Forend matches well. Bore diameter: top -.545, bottom -.543. Bore restrictions: top -.005 (skeet), bottom -.004 (skeet). Drop at heel: 2-1/16″, drop at comb: 1-5/16″. Weight: 6 lbs. 8 oz. LOP 14-1/4″. Tan vinyl Browning case is lined in faux fur and contains instruction booklet. PROVENANCE: Rod Fuller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, essentially as new with only the lightest of handling and assembly marks on wood and metal. Gold of trigger is excellent. Mechanically crisp. Case is excellent with a few light rubs. Interior is lightly stained from contact with bbls. 49114-16 MGM175 (6,000-9,000)