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1170
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$3,737.50
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*EXTREMELY RARE MUSCAT & OMAN CONTRACT BROWNING HIGH POWER SEMI-AUTO PISTOL WITH STOCK & HOLSTER. SN T195598. Cal. 9mm. Special dark blue finish with 4-3/4″ bbl, dovetailed barleycorn front sight with a 500 meter tangent rear sight. It has ring hammer with slot in the heel for shoulder stock. Mounted with checkered black composition grips and has a lanyard stud & ring in left heel. Right side of slide has the Royal Omani Crest. Accompanied by an orig, highly figured walnut slab stock with attaching iron with a mustard colored leather holster riveted to the right side. Also accompanied by its orig hinged lid blue cardboard box numbered to this pistol, with instruction pamphlet, a steel cleaning rod in its orig wax paper and a spare magazine in its orig vapor barrier paper. Very few of these highly finished well made pistols were produced for the Sultan of Muscat & Oman for use by his Palace Guards. PROVENANCE: Tom Clinton Collection. CONDITION: Extraordinarily fine, all matching. Overall retains virtually all of its fine orig factory finish to pistol, stock & holster. Appears to be unfired. Box shows light corner & edge wear with a small puncture in the lid and some light oil staining. 4-37368 JR323 (3,000-5,000)
Auction: Firearms - Spring 2009 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. |