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A handwritten label accompanying this gun states "No.24 Calibre 12 / Escopeta Belgo de repe-ticiou / S. Hs. el Rey D. Alfonso XIII No. 1460".
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FABRIQUE-NATIONALE, HERSTAL, LIÈGE, SERIAL NO. 1460
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AN EARLY 12-BORE 'BROWNING'S PATENT' FIVE-SHOT SELF-LOADING SPORTING SHOTGUN
FABRIQUE-NATIONALE, HERSTAL, LIÈGE, SERIAL NO. 1460
With 28 in. (71 cm.) blued nitro barrel, 2 ¾ in. (70 mm) chamber, bored approx. full choke, blued receiver, 13 ¾ in. stock with horn butt-plate bearing the legend 'FN BROWNING AUTOMATIC'
Please note that this shotgun is a Section 1 firearm.
FABRIQUE-NATIONALE, HERSTAL, LIÈGE, SERIAL NO. 1460
With 28 in. (71 cm.) blued nitro barrel, 2 ¾ in. (70 mm) chamber, bored approx. full choke, blued receiver, 13 ¾ in. stock with horn butt-plate bearing the legend 'FN BROWNING AUTOMATIC'
Please note that this shotgun is a Section 1 firearm.
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