*OLYMPIAN GRADE FN BROWNING HIGH POWER MEDIUM GAME RIFLE ENGRAVED BY WATRIN, MARECHAL, AND DENISE RICHELLE WITH CASE.

SN 1X11625. Cal. 30-06. 22″ Lightweight round bbl is marked with Browning Arms Co with St. Louis and Montreal addresses on left, and with caliber, SN and “MADE IN BELGIUM” on right side. There are 2″ triangles of scrolled acanthus engraving at sides of breech end. Coin finished Mauser action has gold-plated trigger. Action is engraved with well cut, shaded, acanthus scroll, as background to game scenes appropriate to caliber; a bugling elk is on left side of receiver ring, and a running pronghorn is on right. Floorplate depicts a portrait of a mule deer buck peering through branches with large birch tree in background, and a portrait of an approaching grizzly bear is on trigger guard bow. Bugling elk is unsigned. Pronghorn is signed “Marechal”. Bear is signed with initials “DR” (Denise Richelle). Mule deer is signed “A. Watrin” (Andre Watrin, master engraver). Very fine flame figured and nicely banded claro walnut gloss finished rosewood capped pistol grip stock is fitted with horn Browning buttplate. Stock features Monte Carlo comb with swept right hand cheekpiece, single recoil bolt, and rosewood forend tip with white line spacer. Matching flared grip cap has inset gold diamond on bottom. Closely spaced checkering at grip and forend is flanked by relief carved scrolling acanthus with stipple shaded background. Sling studs are in forend and on toe line. Weight: 7 lbs. 11 oz. LOP: 13-5/8″. Tan vinyl Browning case is lined in off-white faun faux fur, and contains instruction booklet. PROVENANCE: Rod Fuller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining nearly all its finishes on wood and metal, with a considerable number of light handling marks and scratches on wood, with some lifting of finish on lower left and bottom near floorplate. Checkering and carving have lightly darkened. Gold is somewhat flaked. Coin finish on floorplate has some light browning. There are slight operating marks on bolt. Wood tests negative for salt. Bore is excellent. Mechanically crisp. Case is excellent. 49114-57 MGM112 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 2051

Auction: Firearms - October 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
	2051	$9,775.00	OLYMPIAN GRADE FN BROWNING HIGH POWER MEDIUM GAME RIFLE ENGRAVED BY WATRIN, MARECHAL, AND DENISE RICHELLE WITH CASE. SN 1X11625. Cal. 30-06. 22″ Lightweight round bbl is marked with Browning Arms Co with St. Louis and Montreal addresses on left, and with caliber, SN and “MADE IN BELGIUM” on right side. There are 2″ triangles of scrolled acanthus engraving at sides of breech end. Coin finished Mauser action has gold-plated trigger. Action is engraved with well cut, shaded, acanthus scroll, as background to game scenes appropriate to caliber; a bugling elk is on left side of receiver ring, and a running pronghorn is on right. Floorplate depicts a portrait of a mule deer buck peering through branches with large birch tree in background, and a portrait of an approaching grizzly bear is on trigger guard bow. Bugling elk is unsigned. Pronghorn is signed “Marechal”. Bear is signed with initials “DR” (Denise Richelle). Mule deer is signed “A. Watrin” (Andre Watrin, master engraver). Very fine flame figured and nicely banded claro walnut gloss finished rosewood capped pistol grip stock is fitted with horn Browning buttplate. Stock features Monte Carlo comb with swept right hand cheekpiece, single recoil bolt, and rosewood forend tip with white line spacer. Matching flared grip cap has inset gold diamond on bottom. Closely spaced checkering at grip and forend is flanked by relief carved scrolling acanthus with stipple shaded background. Sling studs are in forend and on toe line. Weight: 7 lbs. 11 oz. LOP: 13-5/8″. Tan vinyl Browning case is lined in off-white faun faux fur, and contains instruction booklet. PROVENANCE: Rod Fuller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining nearly all its finishes on wood and metal, with a considerable number of light handling marks and scratches on wood, with some lifting of finish on lower left and bottom near floorplate. Checkering and carving have lightly darkened. Gold is somewhat flaked. Coin finish on floorplate has some light browning. There are slight operating marks on bolt. Wood tests negative for salt. Bore is excellent. Mechanically crisp. Case is excellent. 49114-57 MGM112 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 2051 Auction: Firearms - October 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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*OLYMPIAN GRADE FN BROWNING HIGH POWER MEDIUM GAME RIFLE ENGRAVED BY WATRIN, MARECHAL, AND DENISE RICHELLE WITH CASE.