*VERY RARE BROWNING GRADE VI OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN.

*VERY RARE BROWNING GRADE VI OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN. SN 64132. Cal. 12 ga. 30″ bbls, hand filed ventilated rib with sgl ivory sighting bead, 2-3/4″ chambers, FULL/FULL choke, ejector & sgl selected trigger. Left side of top bbl is marked “BROWNING ARMS COMPANY-ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI/SPECIAL STEEL-12 GA.-SHELLS 2-3/4”. Right side “PATENTED NO. 2203378-2233881/MADE IN BELGIUM”. The Grade “6” receiver is engraved with bold foliate scroll, with punch dot and circle background surrounding 3 gold pheasant in flight on left side, surrounded by gold wire, a gold duck in flight on bottom, and 3 gold ducks in flight on left side. This work is signed “MULLER”. Mounted with very highly figured walnut, wrap over checkered round knob pistol grip, long tang trigger guard, Browning marked hard rubber buttplate, and checkered fluted semi-beavertail forend. Bore diameter: top -.730, bottom -.730. Bore restrictions: top -.031, bottom -.031. Wall thickness: top -.041, bottom -.043. Drop at heel: 1-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 7lbs. 14oz. LOP 14-5/16″. Accompanied with a Browning Tolex leather luggage case, tan with blue lining. This very gun is pictured on page 100 of the Browning Superposed Book by Schwing. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain 98-99% orig blue with just some minor sharp edge wear and faint rub line from forend. Receiver retains virtually all of its orig blue with just a few minor handling marks. Stock is sound with crisp checkering, a few minor nicks & dings & light handling marks, retaining most of its orig finish. Likewise, forend is sound with minor nicks & dings & retains most of its orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with non-auto-safety, strong ejectors, bright shiny bores, as gun shows to have very little use. The luggage case is equally as nice and accompanied by an orig owners manual & luggage case advertisement. The grade “6” was made for only three years, ’57-60 before the pattern was modified to become the “Midas” grade. 4-38413 BDT26 (15,000-20,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

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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	1394	$0.00	VERY RARE BROWNING GRADE VI OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN. SN 64132. Cal. 12 ga. 30″ bbls, hand filed ventilated rib with sgl ivory sighting bead, 2-3/4″ chambers, FULL/FULL choke, ejector & sgl selected trigger. Left side of top bbl is marked “BROWNING ARMS COMPANY-ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI/SPECIAL STEEL-12 GA.-SHELLS 2-3/4”. Right side “PATENTED NO. 2203378-2233881/MADE IN BELGIUM”. The Grade “6” receiver is engraved with bold foliate scroll, with punch dot and circle background surrounding 3 gold pheasant in flight on left side, surrounded by gold wire, a gold duck in flight on bottom, and 3 gold ducks in flight on left side. This work is signed “MULLER”. Mounted with very highly figured walnut, wrap over checkered round knob pistol grip, long tang trigger guard, Browning marked hard rubber buttplate, and checkered fluted semi-beavertail forend. Bore diameter: top -.730, bottom -.730. Bore restrictions: top -.031, bottom -.031. Wall thickness: top -.041, bottom -.043. Drop at heel: 1-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 7lbs. 14oz. LOP 14-5/16″. Accompanied with a Browning Tolex leather luggage case, tan with blue lining. This very gun is pictured on page 100 of the Browning Superposed Book by Schwing. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Bbls retain 98-99% orig blue with just some minor sharp edge wear and faint rub line from forend. Receiver retains virtually all of its orig blue with just a few minor handling marks. Stock is sound with crisp checkering, a few minor nicks & dings & light handling marks, retaining most of its orig finish. Likewise, forend is sound with minor nicks & dings & retains most of its orig finish. Mechanics are crisp with non-auto-safety, strong ejectors, bright shiny bores, as gun shows to have very little use. The luggage case is equally as nice and accompanied by an orig owners manual & luggage case advertisement. The grade “6” was made for only three years, ’57-60 before the pattern was modified to become the “Midas” grade. 4-38413 BDT26 (15,000-20,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 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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