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2004
$9,775.00

*20 GAUGE BROWNING MIDAS GRADE ENGRAVED BY LEROY WITH CASE.

SN 54750V9. Cal. 20 GA 3” Chambers. 26-3/8” Bbls are marked for IC and Mod. Bbls have narrow, raised, matted, ventilated rib with white Bradley bead and are marked with Browning St. Louis and Montreal addresses, and “MADE IN BELGIUM” on left, and steel, chamber and patent info on right. There are 2” triangles of well-cut relief open shaded scroll at breech ends. Blued standard Browning OU action with gold-plated sgl selective trigger, is engraved in typical Midas style, as designed by Louis Vrancken, consisting of near full coverage of large open shaded scroll with acanthus highlights surrounding game scenes with semi-relief gold inlaid subjects. These scenes are within gold inlaid ovoid borders with flourishes at bottom. Three pheasant fly into open meadow on left side of action, and a trio of ducks take wing from marsh on right. A quail flies across bottom of action. Trigger guard, with matching scroll, has vacant shield on bow. Engravers name “Leroy” is signed on bottom left. Fine feather crotch figured American walnut long tang round knob buttstock measures 14-1/4” over Browning composition buttplate. Modified point pattern checkering extends over grip and has flourishes into butt. Matching forend is of 1-pc field type. Bore diameter: top -.618, bottom -.618. Bore restrictions: top -.011 (lt mod), bottom -.005 (IC). Drop at heel: 2-5/16″, drop at comb: 1-7/16″. Weight: 6 lbs 11 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. Tan vinyl Browning case is lined in off white faux fur and contains case info booklet and two keys. PROVENANCE: Rod Fuller Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent, with essentially all its factory finishes with only the slightest of handling marks on wood and metal. Gold is excellent. Mechanically crisp. Case is excellent. 49114-45 MGM229 (6,000-9,000) – Lot 2004


Auction: Firearms - October 2015
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