*RARE CASED BROWNING MIDAS LIGHTNING GRADE SUPERPOSED SHOTGUN 2-BBL SET.

*RARE CASED BROWNING MIDAS LIGHTNING GRADE SUPERPOSED SHOTGUN 2-BBL SET. Cal. 12 ga. SN 37081S5. Field style Belgian Browning with 30″ bbls choked FULL/MOD & 26-1/4″ bbls choked MOD/IMP-CYL. Both bbls have hand matted ventilated ribs with sgl ivory beads, ejectors & gold plated sgl selective trigger. Receiver is engraved in typical Midas patterns with large vignette of three raised gold pheasants on left side, three raised gold ducks on right side & a raised gold quail on bottom. Side vignettes have typical elliptical gold wire border with very highly detailed background scenery. Left vignette is signed “M. MAGIS”. Receiver has 100% coverage, very well executed leaf & vine arabesque patterns. Trigger guard has an elliptical shaped shield. Top tang has “S”, “U”, & “O” in gold. Opening lever, top tang, trigger guard & forend irons are all engraved to match. Mounted with very highly figured French walnut with checkered rnd field style forearms & long tang rnd knob stock with raised side panels with carved arrowhead, 14-1/4″ over orig Browning black composition buttplate. There is a blank gold initial oval on bottom. Accompanied by a rnd corner brown leatherette covered white fleece lined Browning 2-bbl case. Drop at heel: 2-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 9.92 oz. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbls retain 98-99% strong bright orig blue with only light scrapes from forearm on bottom bbls. Receiver retains virtually all of its strong bright orig blue & trigger guard most of its orig blue, thin on tang with some thinning at tip of top tang & on opening lever. Gold quail on bottom has a scratch. Wood is all sound with stock having some crackles in finish with light handling & use marks. Forearms have only a minor nick or two. Crisp mechanics, very bright shiny bores. Case is near new. 4-55522 JR159 (8,000-14,000)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006

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.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1357	$12,650.00	RARE CASED BROWNING MIDAS LIGHTNING GRADE SUPERPOSED SHOTGUN 2-BBL SET. Cal. 12 ga. SN 37081S5. Field style Belgian Browning with 30″ bbls choked FULL/MOD & 26-1/4″ bbls choked MOD/IMP-CYL. Both bbls have hand matted ventilated ribs with sgl ivory beads, ejectors & gold plated sgl selective trigger. Receiver is engraved in typical Midas patterns with large vignette of three raised gold pheasants on left side, three raised gold ducks on right side & a raised gold quail on bottom. Side vignettes have typical elliptical gold wire border with very highly detailed background scenery. Left vignette is signed “M. MAGIS”. Receiver has 100% coverage, very well executed leaf & vine arabesque patterns. Trigger guard has an elliptical shaped shield. Top tang has “S”, “U”, & “O” in gold. Opening lever, top tang, trigger guard & forend irons are all engraved to match. Mounted with very highly figured French walnut with checkered rnd field style forearms & long tang rnd knob stock with raised side panels with carved arrowhead, 14-1/4″ over orig Browning black composition buttplate. There is a blank gold initial oval on bottom. Accompanied by a rnd corner brown leatherette covered white fleece lined Browning 2-bbl case. Drop at heel: 2-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 7 lbs. 9.92 oz. CONDITION: Very fine to extremely fine. Bbls retain 98-99% strong bright orig blue with only light scrapes from forearm on bottom bbls. Receiver retains virtually all of its strong bright orig blue & trigger guard most of its orig blue, thin on tang with some thinning at tip of top tang & on opening lever. Gold quail on bottom has a scratch. Wood is all sound with stock having some crackles in finish with light handling & use marks. Forearms have only a minor nick or two. Crisp mechanics, very bright shiny bores. Case is near new. 4-55522 JR159 (8,000-14,000) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2006 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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