GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
FN BROWNING HIGH POWER OLYMPIAN GRADE MEDIUM GAME RIFLE ENGRAVED BY J. BAERTEN, R. DEWIL, AND G. VANDERSMISSEN WITH CASE. BROWNING HIGH POWER OLYMPIAN GRADE MEDIUM GAME RIFLE 1X10643 .308 WIN MODERN Cal. .308 Win. 22" Featherweight round bbl is marked with Browning Arms Co with St. Louis and Montreal addresses 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 small ring Mauser action 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 left side of receiver ring, and a grazing mule deer is on right. Floorplate depicts a mountain lion standing in tree, and a head of a mountain goat is on trigger guard bow. Pronghorn is signed "J. Baerten", and lion scene is signed "R. Dewil". The goat is signed "GV" (Vandersmissen). Mule deer is unsigned. Exceptional burl/ stump figured 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, 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: 7 lbs. 8 oz. LOP: 13-5/8". Tan vinyl Browning case is lined in faun faux fur. PROVENANCE: Rod Fuller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, near new, retaining essentially all its finishes on wood and metal, with only the slightest light handling marks on wood. Checkering and carving slightly darkened. Gold has some scratches and flaking. There are slight operating marks on bolt. Wood tests negative for salt. Bore is excellent. Mechanically crisp. Case is excellent. 49114-72 MGM115 (7,000-10,000)