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1272
$4,600.00

*RARE BROWNING BAR GRADE V SEMI-AUTO RIFLE. SN 72426M71. Cal. 7MM REM MAG. 24″ rnd bbl without sights, marked on left side “BROWNING ARMS COMPANY, MORGAN, UTAH & MONTREAL P.Q. / MADE IN BELGIUM”. Right side “BAR CALIBER 7MM.REM.MAG.ONLY / BROWNING PATENTS”. The Grade V receiver is engraved with gold elk in meadow scene surrounded by gold wire on left side. Right side has gold moose in meadow scene surrounded by gold wire. Balance of sides of receiver are engraved in bold open scroll with punch dot background. The game scene on left side is signed “Vrancken”. Center bottom of left side is signed “F. Pauwels”. Top of receiver is a matte finish. Mounted with fiddle back walnut, carved & checkered pistol grip, solid black Browning marked recoil pad, sling swivel stud 3-3/4″ from toe, carved & checkered forend with sling swivel stud. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbl retains 98-99% with just a couple small handling marks on bottom of bbl, in front of forend in tiny letters is marked “BDL LTD. EDGEFIELD,SC”. Receiver retains virtually all of its orig blue. Foreplate & trigger guard retains virtually all of its anodized finish. Stock is sound with sharp checkering, a couple minor handling marks retaining nearly all its original finish. Forend is sound with sharp checkering, a couple minor handling marks and retains nearly all its original finish. Mechanics are crisp with shiny bore as gun appears to have been test fired only. 4-40056 BDT34 (3,500-4,500)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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