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1526
$11,500.00

*VIRTUALLY NEW BROWNING PIGEON GRADE SMALL GAUGE WITH ORIGINAL BOX. SN 1556F7. Cal. 28 ga. 28″ bbls matted vented rib with single silver sighting bead. 2-3/4″ chamnbers, choked SK/SK with gold single selective trigger and ejectors. Chamber area on left side of bbl is marked “BROWNING ARMS COMPANY ST LOUIS MO. & MONTREAL P.Q./MADE IN BELGIUM” and right side “SPECIAL STEEL -28 GAUGE-SHELLS-2-3/4″/PATENTS NO. 2203378-2233861.” Standard pigeon grade engraving with fine foliate arabesque scroll with 2 birds in flight on each side & 2 floral bouquets on bottom. Mounted with a dark streaky colorful piece of walnut, checkered pistol grip with flat knob, Browning hard rubber buttplate, and checkered field style forend. Bore diameter: top -.549, bottom -.548. Bore restrictions: top -.004, bottom -005. Wall thickness: top -NA, bottom -NA. Drop at heel: 1-7/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 10 oz. LOP 14″. Accompanied with orig Browning box, proper end label & shipping carton, including Browning Lifetime Guarantee paper & card. CONDITION: Extremely fine, about new and appears test fired only. Bbl has faint rub mark in front of forend. Grayed receiver is crisp and bright, stock is sound, with only a few of the very smallest handling marks. Forend is sound with a minor varnish flake at tip of release and a couple minor handling marks. Mechanics are crisp with strong ejectors, bright shiny bores. Box is near mint as protected by outer shipping carton. 4-35396 BDT99 (8,000-12,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008
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