*HIGHLY PRIZED BROWNING SMALL GAUGE MIDAS GRADE OVER AND UNDER SHOTGUN

*HIGHLY PRIZED BROWNING SMALL GAUGE MIDAS GRADE OVER AND UNDER SHOTGUN. SN 1660F7. Cal. 28ga, 27-7/8″ bbls, hand-filed vent rib, single ivory sighting bead, IMP.CYL/MOD chokes, 2 3/4″ chambers, standard bbl markings. Each side of rib has 2″ wedge of bold foliate scroll with stippled background. Receiver is engraved in typical Midas pattern of bold foliate scrolls with stippled background, 3 gold pheasant in flight on left side encircled with gold wire and signed lower right corner “M.MAGIS”. Right side has 3 gold ducks in flight encircled with gold wire. Bottom has gold quail in flight. Trigger guard and forend iron engraved to match. Mounted with nicely figured French walnut, fully checkered round-knob pistol grip with short tang, Browning hard rubber buttplate, multi-point checkered field-style forend. Bore diameter: top -.540, bottom -.540. Bore restrictions: top -.010, bottom -.005. Wall thickness: top -.044, bottom -.040. Drop at heel:2-9/16″, drop at comb:1-5/8″. Weight: 6lbs. 9oz. LOP 14-1/4″. Tested with silver nitrate with no sign of salt. Consignor reports that just 119 guns of this description were made. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Gun appears new and test-fired only. Bbls retain virtually all their orig factory blue with just a couple minor handling marks. Receiver and short tang trigger guard retain virtually all of their orig factory blue. Stock is sound with sharp, crisp dry checkering, maybe a tiny handling mark or two and retains all of its orig factory finish. Forend is sound with sharp, crisp dry checkering and retains all of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp with non-automatic safety, strong ejectors and bright shiny bores. 4-41982 BDT244 (15,000-20,000)

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.

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	1246	$16,000.00	HIGHLY PRIZED BROWNING SMALL GAUGE MIDAS GRADE OVER AND UNDER SHOTGUN. SN 1660F7. Cal. 28ga, 27-7/8″ bbls, hand-filed vent rib, single ivory sighting bead, IMP.CYL/MOD chokes, 2 3/4″ chambers, standard bbl markings. Each side of rib has 2″ wedge of bold foliate scroll with stippled background. Receiver is engraved in typical Midas pattern of bold foliate scrolls with stippled background, 3 gold pheasant in flight on left side encircled with gold wire and signed lower right corner “M.MAGIS”. Right side has 3 gold ducks in flight encircled with gold wire. Bottom has gold quail in flight. Trigger guard and forend iron engraved to match. Mounted with nicely figured French walnut, fully checkered round-knob pistol grip with short tang, Browning hard rubber buttplate, multi-point checkered field-style forend. Bore diameter: top -.540, bottom -.540. Bore restrictions: top -.010, bottom -.005. Wall thickness: top -.044, bottom -.040. Drop at heel:2-9/16″, drop at comb:1-5/8″. Weight: 6lbs. 9oz. LOP 14-1/4″. Tested with silver nitrate with no sign of salt. Consignor reports that just 119 guns of this description were made. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Gun appears new and test-fired only. Bbls retain virtually all their orig factory blue with just a couple minor handling marks. Receiver and short tang trigger guard retain virtually all of their orig factory blue. Stock is sound with sharp, crisp dry checkering, maybe a tiny handling mark or two and retains all of its orig factory finish. Forend is sound with sharp, crisp dry checkering and retains all of its orig factory finish. Mechanics are crisp with non-automatic safety, strong ejectors and bright shiny bores. 4-41982 BDT244 (15,000-20,000) 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.

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