GUN SPRING 2016
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/14/2016
BROWNING A-5 TWO MILLION COMMEMORATIVE LIGHT TWELVE WITH CASE.BROWNINGSEMI-AUTO A 52,000,000-40812 GAMODERN; C&RCal. 12 ga 2-3/4" Chambers. 27-1/2" Bbl is choked modified. Bbl has narrow, raised, matted, ventilated rib fitted with one synthetic ivory colored white bead and is marked with Browning St. Louis and Montreal addresses, as well as "MADE IN BELGIUM" on left side, and with steel and chamber info on right. Blued action is engraved in typical Grade "1" style, and has "Light Twelve" on left side. Left side is flush gold inlaid with Browning portrait over his signature. Right side is gold inlaid "BrowninG" "2,000,000 - 408". Gloss finished, nicely streaked claro walnut square knob buttstock measures 14-3/8" over FN Browning composition buttplate. Matching forend is of standard type. Drop at heel: 2-1/2", drop at comb: 1-5/8". Weight: 8 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 14-3/8". Gun is housed in its special black Hartman type case with commemorative label on top. Interior is lined in gold fuzzy fleece, and contains instruction booklet and keys. PROVENANCE: Rod Fuller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, appears essentially unfired since proof, with only a few light handling marks in wood and metal. Mechanically crisp. Congealed oil is on action. Case is excellent, as is interior. 49931-11 MGM437 (1,500-2,500)