GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
FN BROWNING OLYMPIAN GRADE HIGH POWER BIG GAME RIFLE WITH LONG EXTRACTOR ENGRAVED BY VANDERSMISSEN AND DEWIL WITH CASE. BROWNING BOLT OLYMPIAN 1X7702 300 H&H MAG MODERN Cal. 300 H&H MAG 24" Medium weight round bbl is marked with Browning Arms Co with Missouri and Montreal addresses on left, and with caliber, SN, and "MADE IN BELGIUM" on right side. A rear sight block with folding sight and streamlined ramp have been added. 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 grizzly bear with mountain and cloud in background, and a portrait of a snarling mountain lion is on trigger guard bow. Bear is signed "R. Dewil". Elk scene on receiver ring, where covered by wood is signed "Vandersmissen G". Mountain lion is unsigned. Moose scene is unsigned, but undoubtedly by Mr. Vandersmissen. Nicely flame figured claro 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, single recoil bolt, 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. 12 oz. LOP: 13-7/8". Tan Browning full length case is lined in off-white faux fur. 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 some silvering at muzzle, and only the lightest of handling marks, most noticeably a rub at cheekpiece from contact with case. Checkering and carving remain light in color. There are slight operating marks on bolt. Gold of trigger is lightly scratched. Bore is excellent. Mechanically crisp. Plug screws are missing from top of action. Case is excellent. 49114-58 MGM102 (10,000-15,000)