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1364
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$11,500.00
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*BODSON ENGRAVED BELGIAN BROWNING DIANA GRADE FOUR BARREL SKEET SET WITH CASE. SN 5158S72. Cal. 12 ga, 20 ga, 28 ga, .410 ga. 28″ Ventilated rib bbls mounted with two ivory beads, have Browning Morgan Utah and Montreal PQ address on left sides, along with “MADE IN BELGIUM” on left sides, with “BROWNING SUPERPOSED”, steel and chamber information, and “BROWNING PATENTS” on rights. Typical coin finished action features broad, coarsely checkered trigger, and is engraved with large flowing scrolled acanthus outlining vignettes of game birds; pheasants on left, ducks on right, quail on bottom, and rabbits on trigger guard bow. Engravers signature, “M. Bodson”, is at bottom of each side scene. Fancy fiddle figured claro walnut long tang, square knob buttstock is fitted with brown Browning open-sided pad. Matching beavertail forend fits all bbl sets. 12 ga. Bbls: Drop at heel: 1-5/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 8 lbs. 4 oz. LOP: 14-3/8″. Other three bbls, wrapped in white tissue paper, are in tan vinyl Browning case, lined in fuzzy faux fur, which also contains case hang tags and a key. CONDITION: Excellent, showing little use, retaining nearly all orig metal finishes. There is some slight oil darkening on action, with some light marks on 12 ga. bbls from installation of forend. There are some light marks and scuffs in orig finish of buttstock, and about three diamonds in checkering on forend are dented. Other bbl sets are still wrapped in their tissue paper, and appear to be as new, unwrapped. 20 ga. set possibly has seen some light use. Case is excellent. Plating of hardware shows some corrosion and spotting, and there are light soiling and compressions of interior fur. 4-49033 MGM202 (10,500-15,500)
Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013 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. |