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 CHARLES SERVAIS AND L. SEVERIEN. BROWNING OLYMPIAN 52243L69 30-06 MODERN Cal. 30-06. 22" Light 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. SN is on side wall. Action is engraved with well cut, shaded, acanthus scroll, as background to game scenes appropriate to caliber; a bugling elk is on left side of receiver ring, and a running pronghorn is on right. Floorplate depicts a mule deer buck with large birch tree in background, and a portrait of a grizzly bear is on trigger guard bow. Deer is signed "Ch Servais". Bear is signed with initial "AM" (Marechal). Elk scene is unsigned. Pronghorn is signed "L.S" (Severien). Flame figured broad banded claro walnut gloss finished rosewood capped pistol grip stock is fitted with Browning composition 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: 13-3/4". 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. Checkering remains light in color, carving slightly darkened. There are slight operating marks on bolt. Gold of trigger is very slightly scratched. Bore is excellent. Mechanically crisp. It appears this was a salt rifle with minimal metal damage and stock replaced. 49114-55 MGM100 (6,000-9,000)