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1337
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$10,925.00
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Revised: 10/11/2013
Wood has been tested for salt with silver nitrate. Result is negative. *BELGIAN BROWNING OLYMPIAN GRADE BOLT ACTION .375 H & H MAG RIFLE. SN 55647L69. Cal. .375 H & H. 24″ Bbl. No sights. Standard magnum configuration. Coin finished Model 98 FN action with push feed (short extractor) is engraved with shaded, open, scrolled acanthus. A bull moose is on left side of receiver ring, and bugling elk on right. No engravers signatures are visible. Bottom metal is engraved with matching scroll; a standing grizzly bear is on floorplate, and a puma is on trigger guard bow. Bear is signed by “Cortis” and puma with initials “JB”. Striking full fiddle figured claro walnut stock is fitted with two reinforcing pins, and features large swept Monte Carlo right hand cheekpiece, rosewood grip cap and forend tip with white line spacers, sling eyes, brown open-sided Browning pad. Grip and forend are checkered and carved in fancy pattern. Carving is of acanthus leaves with stippled background. Weight: 8 lbs. 3 oz. LOP: 13-1/2″. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining essentially all of orig finishes on wood and metal, with a few slight handling marks in wood. Checkering and carving is slightly darkened. Mechanically crisp. 4-49042 MGM198 (10,500-12,500)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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. |