Image Lot Price Description








1237
$20,700.00

*ELEGANT BROWNING “C” SERIES SIDEPLATED F-1 EXHIBITION OVER-UNDER SHOTGUN. SN C168. CAL. 20 ga. 28″ bbls. Hand filed solid rib, single ivory sighting bead, FULL/FULL choke, 3″ chambers, single selective trigger and ejectors, standard bbl markings. This special order side-plated receiver has simple understated elegance with unengraved plain blued action body and delicate gold wire work borders. On lower tang right side of trigger is signed “E.VOS”. Mounted with highly figured marble and flame grain walnut, checkered straight grip, skip line checkered butt, fully checkered schnable forend. Bore diameter: top .620, bottom .619. Bore restrictions: top .023, bottom .023. Wall thickness: top .036, bottom .038. Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″ . Weight: 6 lbs. 5 oz. LOP 14-1/4″. This gun, though not identified by SN appears in Ned Schwaing book, The Browning Superposed and identified as a group “F-1 C Grade Exhibition”. Accompanied with Browning tan luggage case. PROVENANCE: Private Coll. of a Gentleman. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Gun appears test-fired only. Bbls retain nearly all their orig factory blue with just a couple tiny handling marks and faint rub line from forend. Receiver retains virtually all its original factory blue. Stock is sound with sharp, crisp, dry, checkering. May have a couple tiny handling marks and retains all of its factory orig finish. Forend is sound with sharp, crisp, dry, checkering and retains all its factory orig finish. Mechanics are crisp, non-automatic safety, mechanical trigger, strong ejectors, and bright shiny new bores. Case is in fine condition with some minor scuffing to exterior. 4-41906 BDT247 (12,500-18,500)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 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.