April 24-25, 2019 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/25/2019
Beautiful original custom shop gun with rear flip-up sight and front blade sight. Full knob pistol grip buttstock, checkered in 2-point pattern with lined steel buttplate. Forearm checkered in 3-point pattern. Gold plated trigger. Receiver is nicely engraved with setter and pheasants on left, retriever with fallen duck in portrait on top, and setter with ducks in marsh scene on right surrounded by leaf pattern engraving. Signed by the engraver, Claude Baerten. All visible serial numbers match. Housed in its original full length Browning box with proper matching end label. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Near new. Retains virtually all original finish to both wood and metal. Likely test fired only. Bore is brilliant but dusty. Mechanics are crisp. Box is excellent with minor scuffs.