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1407
$2,875.00

*BROWNING ROUND KNOB LONG TANG GRADE 1 SUPERPOSED SHOTGUN. SN 10283. Cal. 20 ga. 28″ bbls, matted ventilated rib with sgl silver sighting bead, 3″ chambers, SKEET/SKEET chokes, ejectors and sgl selective trigger. Left side of top bbl marked “BROWNING ARMS COMPANY ST. LOUIS MISSOURI/SPECIAL STEEL-20GA-SHELLS 2 3/4″ & 3″.” Right side “PATENTS NO 2203378-2233881/MADE IN BELGIUM”. Standard Grade 1 receiver with foliate arabesque scroll and bottom of receiver marked “BROWNING” with a bust of John Browning below. Mounted with straight grain walnut, checkered round knob pistol grip, Browning hard rubber buttplate, checkered field style forend. Accompanying gun is a set of serial numbered 410 bbls with vent rib marked “SIMMONS PATENTED” on left side. Bore diameter: top -.613, bottom -.612. Bore restrictions: top -(.005), bottom -(.005). Wall thickness: top -.054, bottom -.054. Drop at heel: 2-1/2″, drop at comb: 1-5/8″. Weight: 6lbs. 10oz. LOP 14-1/4″. Bore measurements are N/A for 410 bbl. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain 95-97% orig blue, thinning at muzzle, some minor nicks & scrapes, rub mark on bottom bbl from forend, receiver retains 97-98% orig blue with a faint thinning on sharp edges. Long tang trigger guard shows thinning blue blending with silver patina in grip area. Stock is sound with good checkering typical nicks, dings & scrapes, retaining most of its orig finish. Forend is sound with typical nicks & dings, a couple minor hairline cracks, and retaining most of its orig finish. The 410 bbls are in equally fine shape retaining 98% or their orig blue. They are 2-1/2″ chambered SKEET/SKEET choke bbls. Mechanics are crisp with strong ejectors and nice shiny bores in both sets of bbls. 4-36644 BDT180 (2,000-3,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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