Sale 6533
London
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21 March 2001
Price realised
GBP 5,288
Estimate
A FINE BROWNING .410 (3IN) SINGLE-TRIGGER 'MIDAS GRADE' OVER-AND-UNDER EJECTOR GUN, NO. 2256J8 Belgian manufacture, the manual safety with integral barrel-selector slide, the action-body gold-inlaid with game-scene vignettes with best bold acanthus-scroll engraving and full blued finish, highly-figured stock, three-piece forend, the barrels with narrow matt ventilated game-rib Weight 6lb. 9½oz., 14¼in. stock, 26 3/8in. barrels, approx. ½ & 5/8 choke, 3in. chambers, nitro proof
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The gun appears to have been very little used
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