GUN FALL 2015
The live portion of this session begins on Monday, October 5, 2015.
BROWNING HIGH POWER OLYMPIAN GRADE MEDIUM GAME RIFLE ENGRAVED BY J.M. DEBRUS AND R. KOWALSKI WITH CASE. BROWNING HIGH POWER OLYMPIAN GRADE MEDIUM GAME RIFLE 14941Z73 .243 CAL MODERN Cal. .243 Win. 24" Heavy weight round bbl is marked with Browning Arms Company on left, and with caliber "MADE IN FINLAND" on right side. There are 2" triangles of scrolled acanthus engraving at sides of breech end. Coin finished small ring Sako action with SN on right of rear bridge, has gold-plated trigger. Action is engraved with well cut, shaded, acanthus scroll, as background to game scenes appropriate to caliber; a running pronghorn is on right side of receiver ring, and a grazing mule deer is on left. Floorplate depicts a mountain lion standing in tree, and a head of a mountain goat is on trigger guard bow. Pronghorn is unsigned. The goat is signed "R. Kowalski". Mule deer and cougar are signed "J. M. Debrus". Burl figured broad banded claro walnut gloss finished rosewood capped pistol grip stock is fitted with composition Browning buttplate. Stock features Monte Carlo comb with swept right hand cheekpiece, single recoil bolt at rear, 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. 3 X - 9 X Browning scope with crosshair reticle is in Buehler type rings. Weight with scope: 8 lbs. 14 oz. LOP: 13-5/8". Tan vinyl Browning case is lined in faun faux fur, and contains key and instruction booklet. CONDITION: Excellent, essentially as new, retaining nearly all its finishes on wood and metal, with only the slightest light handling marks on wood. Checkering and carving slightly darkened. Gold is excellent with one or two very light marks. There are slight operating marks on bolt. Wood tests negative for salt. Bore is excellent. Mechanically crisp. Scope is excellent with one or two light marks. Clear optics. Case exterior has some long scratches. Interior is excellent, slightly soiled. 49033-2 MGM117 (7,000-10,000)