*SIGNIFICANT FIRST-SHIPPED BROWNING 20 GAUGE SUPERPOSED SHOTGUN.

*SIGNIFICANT FIRST-SHIPPED BROWNING 20 GAUGE SUPERPOSED SHOTGUN. SN 242. Cal. 20 ga. 28″ bbls with matted, vent rib with sgl silver sighting bead, 2-3/4″ chambers, choked FULL / FULL with blue sgl selective trigger & ejectors. Chamber area of top bbl on left side marked “BROWNING ARMS COMPANY – ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI / SPECIAL STEEL – 20 GA – SHELLS 2-3/4” and right side is “VAL. A. BROWNING PATENTS NO. 2203.378-2233.86 / MADE IN BELGIUM”. Receiver is engraved with minimal scroll border & oval of foliate scroll in center of each side with circle “R” / “BROWNING” and bust of John Browning on bottom. Mounted with select straight grain walnut, checkered rounded pistol grip with long tang & “BROWNING SUPERPOSED” horn butt plate. Checkered field style forend. Bore diameter: top -.610, bottom -.610. Bore restrictions: top -.030, bottom -.029. Wall thickness: top -.041, bottom -.043. Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 10 oz. LOP 14-1/8″. Accompanied by Browning Firearms letter identifying gun as standard superpose 20 ga. with 28″ bbls choked FULL / FULL, vented rib, field stock; the 1st 20 ga. superpose assembled & shipped to Browning in St. Louis; gun was completed May 1, 1949, & shipped May 12, 1949; sold June 16, 1949, on invoice no. P6404, to Mr. M. A. Browning, Ogden, Utah. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain 95% orig blue with a few minor scratches on bottom bbl & some sharp edge wear to rib. Receiver has 95-98% orig blue with just some slight edge wear & a little thinning across bottom. Stock is solid & is numbered to the gun under trigger guard. Finish believed to be factory but of a later time period, early 1960’s or so, because it’s a hard shiny finish with crazing & has just a couple of minor nicks & scrapes. Forend is sound with typical light handling marks & believed to be orig, as it has a soft satin look. Mechanics are good with strong ejectors & shiny bores. 4-35571 BDT95 (4,500-7,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008

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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	1528	$4,025.00	SIGNIFICANT FIRST-SHIPPED BROWNING 20 GAUGE SUPERPOSED SHOTGUN. SN 242. Cal. 20 ga. 28″ bbls with matted, vent rib with sgl silver sighting bead, 2-3/4″ chambers, choked FULL / FULL with blue sgl selective trigger & ejectors. Chamber area of top bbl on left side marked “BROWNING ARMS COMPANY – ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI / SPECIAL STEEL – 20 GA – SHELLS 2-3/4” and right side is “VAL. A. BROWNING PATENTS NO. 2203.378-2233.86 / MADE IN BELGIUM”. Receiver is engraved with minimal scroll border & oval of foliate scroll in center of each side with circle “R” / “BROWNING” and bust of John Browning on bottom. Mounted with select straight grain walnut, checkered rounded pistol grip with long tang & “BROWNING SUPERPOSED” horn butt plate. Checkered field style forend. Bore diameter: top -.610, bottom -.610. Bore restrictions: top -.030, bottom -.029. Wall thickness: top -.041, bottom -.043. Drop at heel: 2-1/8″, drop at comb: 1-3/8″. Weight: 6 lbs. 10 oz. LOP 14-1/8″. Accompanied by Browning Firearms letter identifying gun as standard superpose 20 ga. with 28″ bbls choked FULL / FULL, vented rib, field stock; the 1st 20 ga. superpose assembled & shipped to Browning in St. Louis; gun was completed May 1, 1949, & shipped May 12, 1949; sold June 16, 1949, on invoice no. P6404, to Mr. M. A. Browning, Ogden, Utah. CONDITION: Fine. Bbls retain 95% orig blue with a few minor scratches on bottom bbl & some sharp edge wear to rib. Receiver has 95-98% orig blue with just some slight edge wear & a little thinning across bottom. Stock is solid & is numbered to the gun under trigger guard. Finish believed to be factory but of a later time period, early 1960’s or so, because it’s a hard shiny finish with crazing & has just a couple of minor nicks & scrapes. Forend is sound with typical light handling marks & believed to be orig, as it has a soft satin look. Mechanics are good with strong ejectors & shiny bores. 4-35571 BDT95 (4,500-7,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2008 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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