Lot Essay
The gun was completed circa 1982 and appears to be unused
THE PROPERTY OF AN INTERNATIONAL COLLECTOR
A DELUXE BROWNING 12-BORE (2¾IN) SINGLE-TRIGGER 'BLACK DUCK' OVER-AND-UNDER EJECTOR GUN, No. 8J4PY00178, No. '178 of 500', Belgian manufacture, triggerplate action of boxlock form, manual safe, fully-selective single-trigger with integral safe-slide and barrel-selector switch, gold-washed trigger, the action-body and triggerguard gold-encrusted with scenes of Black Duck in their naturalistic habitats, the whole surrounded by bold foliate-scrolls on a matt ground, signed 'E.VOS', cyanide-hardened finish overall, highly-figured stock with semi-pistolgrip and ornate borderwork, the barrels with matt ventilated top-rib and intermediate bead-sight
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A DELUXE BROWNING 12-BORE (2¾IN) SINGLE-TRIGGER 'BLACK DUCK' OVER-AND-UNDER EJECTOR GUN, No. 8J4PY00178, No. '178 of 500', Belgian manufacture, triggerplate action of boxlock form, manual safe, fully-selective single-trigger with integral safe-slide and barrel-selector switch, gold-washed trigger, the action-body and triggerguard gold-encrusted with scenes of Black Duck in their naturalistic habitats, the whole surrounded by bold foliate-scrolls on a matt ground, signed 'E.VOS', cyanide-hardened finish overall, highly-figured stock with semi-pistolgrip and ornate borderwork, the barrels with matt ventilated top-rib and intermediate bead-sight
Weight 7lb. 9oz., 14 3/8in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. 3/8 & ¾ choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof
Weight 7lb. 9oz., 14 3/8in. stock, 28in. barrels, approx. 3/8 & ¾ choke, 2¾in. chambers, nitro proof