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$12,650.00

*FINE BROWNING POINTER GRADE 2 BARREL 2 GAUGE SET. SN 29186S4. Cal. 12 ga and 20 ga. 26-1/2″ bbls, matted ventilated rib, 20 ga with dual ivory sighting beads, 12 ga with sgl ivory sighting bead. 20 ga with 3″ chambers, IMP.Cyl/MOD chokes. 12 ga with 2-3/4″ chambers, SKEET/SKEET choke, both with ejectors and sgl selective trigger. 12 ga bbls are marked on left side “Browning Arms Company St. Louis Mo. & Montreal P.Q. / Made in Belgium” and on right “Special Steel – 12 ga – shells 2-3/4″ / Patent No 2203378-223386”. 20 ga bbls are similarly marked on left and right side “Special Steel – 20 ga – shells 2-3/4″ and 3″ / Patents No 2203378-223386”. The pointer grade receiver is engraved with a dog holding a duck in a marsh scene on left side, 2 grouse on bottom and pointer with pheasant in mouth in wooded scene on right with balance of engraving a fine foliate arabesque scroll. Trigger guard is also engraved with rooster pheasant in flight and nested pheasant below in meadow scene. Both sides of receiver are signed “A. Marechal”. Mounted with nicely figured walnut with round knob checkered pistol grip with long tang, Browning hard rubber buttplate and checkered field style forend. 20 ga bbls: Bore diameter: top – .620, bottom – .623. Bore restrictions: top – .010, bottom – .006. Wall thickness: top – .043, bottom – .045. Drop at heel: 2-5/16, drop at comb: 1-1/2. Weight: 7 lbs. 8 oz. LOP 14-1/4. 12 ga bbls – Bore diameter: top – .727, bottom – .726. Bore restrictions: top – .006, bottom – .006. Wall thickness: top – .035, bottom – .035. Drop at heel: 2-3/8, drop at comb: 1-1/2. Weight: 7 lbs. 6 oz. LOP 14-1/4. Accompanied with Browning Hartmann luggage case. CONDITION: Extremely fine, both sets of bbls retain 98-99% orig blue with some tiny light scratches and faint rub marks from forend. Gray receiver is clean and sharp and retains most of its orig lacquer finish. Stock is sound with only a few minor handling marks and retains most of its Browning finish. Forends are sound with minor handling marks and retain nearly all of their Browning finish. Mechanics are crisp with non-automatic safety, strong ejectors, with nice shiny bores in both bbl sets. Hartmann case is in fine condition with some minor scuffing and light oil staining to interior. 4-38401 BDT33 (12,500-15,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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