GUN SPRING 2018
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 3/21/2018
EXTREMELY FINE EMPIRE GRADE FABRIQUE NATIONALE SUPERPOSED RIFLE IN .270 CALIBER WITH CASE.BROWNINGCCS-258L3PX64009270 WINW/CASEMODERNCal. 270. Spectacular & unusual over/under rifle with 24″ superposed bbls, ramp front sight and folding rear sight. It has ejectors & gold plated sgl selective trigger. Mounted with spectacular burl honey & chocolate Circassian walnut wood with 3-pc forearm with schnable tip, full checkered with tulip forend. Stock has swan neck style with raised panels behind action. LOP is 14-3/8″ over an skip line checkered butt, butt screws are blued with gold line work. Action, sideplates, trigger guard, forend iron & bbl reinforcements are high polish with royal blue finish and very tastefully executed gold wire inlay by master engraver Lucian Ernst, in typical Empire Grade fashion. Serial number on the top tang is in tiny gold numbers. Ejectors, concealed parts of the forend iron and edges of the receiver are hand polished. Accompanied by a brown leatherette, faux-fur, lined case that contains the orig owner's manual and target along with the official certificate of identification dated "20 June 1984". Also includes factory proof test target. CONDITION: Extremely fine, near new. Likely test fired only. Retains virtually all of its orig factory finish to both metal & wood. Stock has 2 or 3 small creases in the finish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shiny bores. Case is very good with minor scrapes and handling marks. 53193-2 JSL (12,500-17,500)