May 28 & 29, 2020 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 5/29/2020
Monobloc barrels with ventilated broadway rib with white fore and midbeads. Top barrel marked "MIROKU FIREARMS MFG. CO., KOCHI JAPAN" and "SPECIAL STEEL 12 GA - 2 3/4". Ghost in rib. Invector choke tubes, currently set for Modified on bottom and Imp Mod on top. Import marked on underside of receiver for British Sporting Arms, Millbrook, NY. Proofing information on barrels. Large schnabel forearm numbered to gun with BE suffix with two panels of checkering. Iron also numbered. Machine engraved throughout forearm with florals and scroll. Coin finished boxlock action engraved throughout with florals and scroll. Short tang, pistol grip with point pattern checkering throughout, stock terminating in a black "B.C. Miroku" plastic recoil pad, cast slightly off. Single selective inertia trigger with non automatic safety. Accompanied by a cardboard box for a Browning Citori and Beretta branded plastic gun bags. CONDITION: Very good as field used. Some bumps and bruises to wood but no chips or cracks; most bruising can be seen on left side of pistol grip. Barrels have some blue loss towards muzzles and some handling marks. Action works appropriately when operated by hand, bores are fine, bright and shiny. Ejectors are well timed. Box is somewhat rough but intact. A great gun ready to hit the field. EW
Barrel Wall Thickness
(O) .031 (U) .033
Internal Bore Diameter
(BOTH) .728