GUN FALL 2015
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/5/2015
RARE 28 GAUGE BROWNING POINTER GRADE SUPERPOSED ENGRAVED BY VRANCKEN WITH CASE. BROWNING SUPERPOSED POINTER 0F261 28 ga MODERN Cal. 28 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 28″ Bbls marked for skeet and skeet, with matted, ventilated rib have Browning St. Louis and Montreal addresses on left, and patent information and "MADE IN BELGIUM" on right. Coin finished action is engraved in usual "Pointer" style, with background of well cut scroll surrounding oval vignettes of dogs and game; pointer retrieving a duck is on left, and another pointer retrieving a pheasant, is on right. Two indeterminate gallinaceous fowl are on bottom; and a flushing pheasant is on trigger guard bow. Long time master engravers signature, L. Vrancken, is on bottom of both side scenes. Exceptionally fine crotch figured American walnut long tang, round knob buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over Browning horn buttplate, and features point pattern checkering with line borders at grip. Forend matches well. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-9/16″. Weight: 6 lbs. 12 oz. LOP 14-1/4″. Tan vinyl Browning case is lined in faux fur and contains instruction booklet and key. CONDITION: Excellent, essentially as new, appears unfired since proof, with only a few of the faintest of handling and assembly marks on wood and metal. Gold of trigger is excellent. Mechanically crisp. Case is excellent with a few light scuffs. Interior is excellent, very lightly soiled from bbls. An exceptional first year of production 28 ga. Browning superposed. 49033-16 MGM171 (13,500-18,500)