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1329
$23,575.00

*STUNNING BROWNING SUPERPOSED CUSTOM SIDEPLATED 20 GAUGE SHOTGUN. SN 645V71. Cal. 20 ga. This full-options, Belgian upgrade features 28″ bbls, vented hand-filed rib with sgl silver sighting bead, 3″ chambers, MOD / FULL chokes, sgl selective trigger and ejectors. Left side of top bbl over forend is engraved “Fabrique Nationale Herstal”, right side “Cal. 20 – 3”. Custom side-plated receiver is engraved on left plate with three gold partridge in flight across a meadow scene, right plate with three gold pheasants in flight in a marsh scene. Bottom of receiver has gold woodcock in flight with tree in a woodland. Remainder of receiver and appended metal are engraved with a fine arabesque scroll and garland pattern. Left side plate is signed “P. Lallemand”. The top lever has been fully engraved and is pierced. Trigger has been sculpted and checkered and is protected by an engraved bow with long tang and set screws with custom engraved safety. Mounted with exhibition quality Turkish walnut by FN master Marcel Van De Beek, fully checkered with beaded border and carved dropper points to a checkered butt, Schnable 3-pc forend, checkered European straight grip stock with beaded border. Bore diameter: top -.620, bottom -.620. Bore restrictions: top -.025, bottom -.013. Wall thickness: top -.045, bottom -.039. Drop at heel: 2″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 6 lbs. 6 oz. LOP 14-1/4″. CONDITION: Virtually new since completion. Bbls retain nearly 100% of their fine custom rust-blue, with just a faint rub mark on bottom bbl from take-down and assembly. Receiver is bright, crisp and sharp. Stock is solid with sharp, crisp checkering and only a few minor handling blemishes in its fine, custom, hand-rubbed oil finish. Forend is solid with sharp checkering and a fine, custom, hand-rubbed oil finish. Mechanics are crisp with non-automatic safety, nice shiny bores and strong ejectors.Comes with instruction manual and warranty paper. 4-37695 BDT4 (15,000-20,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009
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