*MAGIS ENGRAVED BROWNING OLYMPIAN MAUSER .338 MAGNUM WITH SCOPE.

SN 1X7376. Cal. .338 Winchester Mag. 24″ Medium weight round bbl is fitted with screwed-on rear sight block holding flip-up adjustable leaf. Front ramp holds sourdough bead. Left side of bbl under sight base is marked “BROWNING ARMS COMPANY” and “ST LOUIS MO & MONTREAL PQ”. Right side is marked with caliber, SN, “MADE IN BELGIUM” and proofs. There are 2″ flourishes of relief scrolled acanthus engraving at breech end. Coin finished action is engraved with more relief scrolled acanthus on side wall and bridge. Receiver ring is engraved with bull moose in swamp on left, and bellowing elk on right. Floorplate has fine rendition of standing brown bear with mountainous background. A snarling cougar is on trigger guard bow. Each scene is by Marie Magis. Receiver ring scenes are signed “M. Magis” at bottoms (below wood), bear at bottom, and cougar with just “MM” at bottom. Claro walnut stock with quilted and fiddle figure measures 13-3/4″ over open sided Browning white line pad, and features right hand Monte Carlo swept cheekpiece, rosewood forend tip and grip cap with white line spacer, grip cap with inset gold diamond, engraved steel reinforcing bolt, and checkering at grip and forend with relief acanthus carving and stippling at ends. Rifle is fitted with Leupold M7 4X scope with fine post and crosshair reticle, in claw rings. Claw bases, rear with windage adjustment, are mounted to top of action. Drop at heel: approx 2-1/2″, drop at rear of Monte Carlo: approx 1-7/8″, drop at comb: approx 1-3/4″. Weight with scope: 10 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 13-3/4″. Also included is a Williams Guide basket weave carved sling in QD swivels. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Metal parts retain nearly all of their orig factory finishes, with only a few light handling marks. Stock retains 90% of its orig finish, which has somewhat frosted, and has quite a few handling marks, mostly on left side in front of grip checkering. Bore is excellent. Action smooth. Scope is excellent, with a few scratches in exterior lacquer, optics clear. Sling is fine. 4-47955 MGM223 (7,000-12,000) – Lot 1062

Auction: Firearms - March 2015

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1062	$9,775.00	MAGIS ENGRAVED BROWNING OLYMPIAN MAUSER .338 MAGNUM WITH SCOPE. SN 1X7376. Cal. .338 Winchester Mag. 24″ Medium weight round bbl is fitted with screwed-on rear sight block holding flip-up adjustable leaf. Front ramp holds sourdough bead. Left side of bbl under sight base is marked “BROWNING ARMS COMPANY” and “ST LOUIS MO & MONTREAL PQ”. Right side is marked with caliber, SN, “MADE IN BELGIUM” and proofs. There are 2″ flourishes of relief scrolled acanthus engraving at breech end. Coin finished action is engraved with more relief scrolled acanthus on side wall and bridge. Receiver ring is engraved with bull moose in swamp on left, and bellowing elk on right. Floorplate has fine rendition of standing brown bear with mountainous background. A snarling cougar is on trigger guard bow. Each scene is by Marie Magis. Receiver ring scenes are signed “M. Magis” at bottoms (below wood), bear at bottom, and cougar with just “MM” at bottom. Claro walnut stock with quilted and fiddle figure measures 13-3/4″ over open sided Browning white line pad, and features right hand Monte Carlo swept cheekpiece, rosewood forend tip and grip cap with white line spacer, grip cap with inset gold diamond, engraved steel reinforcing bolt, and checkering at grip and forend with relief acanthus carving and stippling at ends. Rifle is fitted with Leupold M7 4X scope with fine post and crosshair reticle, in claw rings. Claw bases, rear with windage adjustment, are mounted to top of action. Drop at heel: approx 2-1/2″, drop at rear of Monte Carlo: approx 1-7/8″, drop at comb: approx 1-3/4″. Weight with scope: 10 lbs 0 oz. LOP: 13-3/4″. Also included is a Williams Guide basket weave carved sling in QD swivels. PROVENANCE: The Elmer Keith Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Metal parts retain nearly all of their orig factory finishes, with only a few light handling marks. Stock retains 90% of its orig finish, which has somewhat frosted, and has quite a few handling marks, mostly on left side in front of grip checkering. Bore is excellent. Action smooth. Scope is excellent, with a few scratches in exterior lacquer, optics clear. Sling is fine. 4-47955 MGM223 (7,000-12,000) – Lot 1062 Auction: Firearms - March 2015 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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*MAGIS ENGRAVED BROWNING OLYMPIAN MAUSER .338 MAGNUM WITH SCOPE.