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1259
$4,025.00

*BROWNING MIDAS GRADE NEW STYLE SKEET. SN 54754V9. Cal. 20ga, 26-1/2″ bbls, hand-filed vent rib with dual white sighting beads, SKEET/SKEET choke, 2-3/4″ chambers, ejectors and single selective trigger. Left side of bbl is marked “BROWNING ARMS COMPANY ST. LOUIS MO. & MONTREAL P.Q. / MADE IN BELGIUM”. Right side marked “SPECIAL STEEL – 20GA. – SHELLS 2-3/4″ / PATENTS NO. 2.203.378-2.233.861”. Each side of rib has 2″ wedge of bold foliate scroll engraving. Receiver is engraved in standard Midas style of bold foliate scrolls with punch dot background, 3 gold pheasants in flight with gold wire border on left side, 3 gold ducks in flight with gold wire border on right side and gold quail in flight on bottom. Gun is signed on both rear corners “BLEUS”. Mounted with stunning, highly-figured walnut, checkered pistol grip, Browning vented skeet recoil pad, checkered beavertail skeet forend. Bore dimensions: Bore diameter: top -.620, bottom -.620. Bore restrictions: top -.004, bottom -.004. Wall thickness: top -.040, bottom -.041. Drop at heel: 1-3/4″, drop at comb:1-1/2″. Weight: 6lbs. 9oz. LOP 14-3/8″. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain all of a recent restored blue finish by Art’s Gun and Sport Shop. Receiver retains 97-98% orig blue with some minor thinning across bottom and sharp edges. Stock is sound with some slight wear to checkering, some minor nicks & small scratches and retains all of its fine Browning finish. Forearm is sound with sharp checkering and retains all of its Browning finish, as this is a new, replacement forend from Art’s Gun and Sports Shop. Mechanics are crisp with inertia trigger, non-automatic safety, strong ejectors and nice shiny bores. 4-40941 BDT155 (4,000-5,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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