GUN FALL 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/5/2015
FN BROWNING HIGH POWER OLYMPIAN GRADE LONG EXTRACTOR MEDIUM GAME RIFLE ENGRAVED BY BAERTEN, MARECHAL AND DEWIL. BROWNING OLYMPIAN 8P44535 .338 WIN MAG MODERN Cal. .338 Win Mag. 24" Medium weight round bbl is marked with Browning Arms Co on left, and with caliber, SN and "MADE IN BELGIUM" on right side. There are 2" triangles of scrolled acanthus engraving at sides of breech end. Coin finished Mauser action with long extractor has gold-plated trigger. Action is engraved with well cut, shaded, acanthus scroll, as background to game scenes appropriate to caliber; a moose is on left side of receiver ring, and a bugling elk is on right. Floorplate depicts a standing grizzly bear with mountain in background, and a portrait of a snarling mountain lion is on trigger guard bow. Bear is signed "A. M" (Alfonse Marechal). Mountain lion has initials "RD" (Rene Dewil). Moose scene is unsigned. Elk scene is signed "J Baerten", visible with action removed from wood. Lightly fiddle figured American walnut gloss finished rosewood capped pistol grip stock is fitted with Browning open-sided white line pad. Stock features Monte Carlo comb with swept right hand cheekpiece, two recoil bolts, and rosewood forend tip with white line spacer. Matching flared grip cap has inset gold diamond on bottom. Closely spaced checkering at grip and forend is flanked by relief carved scrolling acanthus with stipple shaded background. Sling studs are in forend and on toe line. Weight: 8 lbs. 10 oz. LOP: 13-5/8". PROVENANCE: Rod Fuller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, near new, with little evidence of having been fired, retaining essentially all its finishes on wood and metal, with only the lightest of handling marks, and some light marks on receiver from scope base. Checkering remains light in color with just a hint of darkening on carving. There are slight operating marks on bolt. Gold of trigger is excellent. Bore is excellent. Mechanically crisp. There is no evidence of salt damage to any metal, and wood tests negative for salt. 49114-60 MGM98 (8,000-12,000)