*BROWNING OLYMPIAN GRADE BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE.

*BROWNING OLYMPIAN GRADE BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE. SN 55309L69. Cal. 30-06. Beautiful Browning with 22″ tapered rnd sporting weight bbl without sights. Mounted in spectacular center crotch flame grain walnut with wide coverage checkered & carved forestock & pistol grip with rosewood forend tip and grip cap that have white spacers. Butt has a Monte Carlo comb with cheekpiece and its orig Browning embossed black composition buttplate. Forestock & bottom of butt have sling swivel studs & the grip cap is inlaid with an empty diamond shaped gold initial plate. Receiver, floorplate & trigger guard are French gray finish. Receiver is game scene engraved with the large vignette of a bugling bull elk on left side and a running American antelope buck on right side. The elk is in a mountain background scene and the antelope a desert scene. Left side of receiver, rail & rear bridge are engraved in foliate arabesque patterns with stippled background. Left vignette is signed “ABEE”, the signature of renowned engraver, Angelo Bee, who was Browning’s Master Engraver for many years before he emigrated to the U.S. and set up his own business where he became even more famous. Floorplate & trigger guard are wonderfully engraved with the large vignette of a mule deer buck in a forest scene on the floorplate and a grizzly bear on the trigger bow. These vignettes are surrounded by well-executed foliate & floral patterns with punch dot background. Floorplate is signed “R DEWIL”. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, probably unfired. Overall retains virtually all of its orig factory finish with bright bbl blue and crisp gray finish on receiver, trigger guard & floorplate. Bolt is polished bright and shows very little scuffing. Stock is sound with bright clean checkering, with only slight hand oil on the forestock. There are only a very few, very light nicks in the varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shin bore. 4-42492 JR103 (6,000-8,000)

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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	1326	$9,775.00	BROWNING OLYMPIAN GRADE BOLT ACTION SPORTING RIFLE. SN 55309L69. Cal. 30-06. Beautiful Browning with 22″ tapered rnd sporting weight bbl without sights. Mounted in spectacular center crotch flame grain walnut with wide coverage checkered & carved forestock & pistol grip with rosewood forend tip and grip cap that have white spacers. Butt has a Monte Carlo comb with cheekpiece and its orig Browning embossed black composition buttplate. Forestock & bottom of butt have sling swivel studs & the grip cap is inlaid with an empty diamond shaped gold initial plate. Receiver, floorplate & trigger guard are French gray finish. Receiver is game scene engraved with the large vignette of a bugling bull elk on left side and a running American antelope buck on right side. The elk is in a mountain background scene and the antelope a desert scene. Left side of receiver, rail & rear bridge are engraved in foliate arabesque patterns with stippled background. Left vignette is signed “ABEE”, the signature of renowned engraver, Angelo Bee, who was Browning’s Master Engraver for many years before he emigrated to the U.S. and set up his own business where he became even more famous. Floorplate & trigger guard are wonderfully engraved with the large vignette of a mule deer buck in a forest scene on the floorplate and a grizzly bear on the trigger bow. These vignettes are surrounded by well-executed foliate & floral patterns with punch dot background. Floorplate is signed “R DEWIL”. CONDITION: Extremely fine plus, probably unfired. Overall retains virtually all of its orig factory finish with bright bbl blue and crisp gray finish on receiver, trigger guard & floorplate. Bolt is polished bright and shows very little scuffing. Stock is sound with bright clean checkering, with only slight hand oil on the forestock. There are only a very few, very light nicks in the varnish. Mechanics are crisp, brilliant shin bore. 4-42492 JR103 (6,000-8,000) 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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