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3560
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$5,605.00
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*GOLD EMBELLISHED CUSTOM ENGRAVED AND FINISHED WINCHESTER MODEL 12.SN 1970816. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chamber. 30″ Ventilated rib bbl is choked Full. Winchester nomenclature on left side of rear is surrounded by 6″ of flowing scrolled acanthus engraving with stippled background, this engraving is mirrored on right side. Gold bands and more engraving are around breech mount. Action in engraved in nearly full coverage of exceptionally well cut, large, open, scrolled acanthus with finely stippled background. Outlines of action are picked out in gold wire, as are scrolled frames surrounding vignettes of dogs and game birds in appropriate settings on each side. Subjects are in high relief gold. A setter points one running and another flushing pheasant in open woodlands on left side, and three ducks erupt from marsh on right. SNs are gold inlaid at front of action and rear of bbl assembly. Trigger guard, bbl yoke, and magazine cap also are engraved and gold-plated; yoke with scroll matching bbl, with the letter “H” in relief on top of magazine plug, and trigger guard with raised letters “H P J”. Beautifully marbled European walnut capped pistol grip Monte Carlo buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over open sided Pachmayr white line trap pad. Fleur-di-lis checkering with ribbons through pattern and flourishes into butt is at grip. Gold-plated grip cap is engraved with relief scrolled acanthus. Large extended forend matches well. Drop at heel: 2-1/4″, rear of Monte Carlo: 1-1/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/4″. Weight: 8 lbs. 5 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. CONDITION: Excellent, near new, as custom finished, with only a few light marks on wood and metal. Action is crisp. 4-51110 MGM263 (5,000-8,000) – Lot 3560
Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014 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. |