*FRANCOTTE SPECIAL BOXLOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN.

*FRANCOTTE SPECIAL BOXLOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN. SN 210222. Cal. 410 ga. 3″ Chambers. 26″ Dovetailed steel bbls with raised matted game rib are inlaid in gold “Aug. Francotte a Leige” and “Abercrombie & Fitch Co. NYC, NY” on tops. Bbl flats are stamped with Belgian nitro proofs for 3″ chambers. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with choke information and SN. Case hardened small boxlock action features Greener crossbolt third fastener, automatic safety, arched back, and double triggers. Action is engraved with about 30% coverage simple scroll. Blued large bow trigger guard has nicely rendered gold inlaid portrait of quail on bow, with SN inlaid in gold on tang. Broadly streaked and strikingly quilted fiddle-figured European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over ribbed horn buttplate, and features checkered side panels, point pattern checkering at grip with line border, and a vacant gold oval on toe line. Long splinter ejector forend has Anson release. Bore diameter at muzzles: left -.402, right -.410. Wall thickness: left -.045, right -.050. Drop at heel: 2-5/16″, drop at comb: 1-5/16″. Weight: 5 lbs. 8 oz. LOP 14-1/4″. PROVENANCE: Ned Schwing Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain 98% orig blue. Action retains 90 – 95% orig case hardening color, silvering on fences, and lower right side of action. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig oil finish with few minor handling marks. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are in time. 4-42578 MGM166 (7,500-12,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011

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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	1194	$0.00	FRANCOTTE SPECIAL BOXLOCK EJECTOR GAME GUN. SN 210222. Cal. 410 ga. 3″ Chambers. 26″ Dovetailed steel bbls with raised matted game rib are inlaid in gold “Aug. Francotte a Leige” and “Abercrombie & Fitch Co. NYC, NY” on tops. Bbl flats are stamped with Belgian nitro proofs for 3″ chambers. Bottoms of bbls are stamped with choke information and SN. Case hardened small boxlock action features Greener crossbolt third fastener, automatic safety, arched back, and double triggers. Action is engraved with about 30% coverage simple scroll. Blued large bow trigger guard has nicely rendered gold inlaid portrait of quail on bow, with SN inlaid in gold on tang. Broadly streaked and strikingly quilted fiddle-figured European walnut straight grip buttstock measures 14-1/4″ over ribbed horn buttplate, and features checkered side panels, point pattern checkering at grip with line border, and a vacant gold oval on toe line. Long splinter ejector forend has Anson release. Bore diameter at muzzles: left -.402, right -.410. Wall thickness: left -.045, right -.050. Drop at heel: 2-5/16″, drop at comb: 1-5/16″. Weight: 5 lbs. 8 oz. LOP 14-1/4″. PROVENANCE: Ned Schwing Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain 98% orig blue. Action retains 90 – 95% orig case hardening color, silvering on fences, and lower right side of action. Stocks retain nearly all of their orig oil finish with few minor handling marks. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. Bbls are on face. Ejectors are in time. 4-42578 MGM166 (7,500-12,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2011 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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