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LOT 530
Factory Engraved Belgian Browning Superposed Superlight Pigeon Grade
Shotgun with Case - Serial no. 9966S72, 12 gauge, 26 3/8 inch vent rib bbl., blue/coin finish, walnut stock.
Manufactured in 1972. Built with blued Special Steel barrels with single bead sight on the matted vent rib,
“**$”/”**$” (skeet/skeet) chokes, and 2 3/4 inch chambers with ejectors. The barrels are fitted to the coin
finished action which displays Pigeon Grade near full coverage floral scroll engraving surrounding scenes
of pigeons in flight on the left and right. The gun features a single trigger and tang mounted safety/selector
switch with gold inlaid “O”, “U”, and “S”. The gun is fitted with a nicely figured and multi-point checkered semi-
Schnabel forend with engraved forend iron and straight grip stock with factory buttplate. Includes a factory
Naugahyde Airways takedown case. Stock measurements: 1 9/16 inch drop at comb; 2 7/16 inch drop at heel; 14 1/4 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 9 oz.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 99% original blue finish, 97% original coin finish with areas of discoloration where the receiver meets the butt and forend, and light handling evidence. The
wood is revarnished, showing a few minor dings and scratches and sharp checkering. Mechanically excellent. The case is very fine.
Estimate: 2,500 - 4,500
LOT 529
Factory Game
Scene Engraved
Browning 28
Gauge Citori
Grade V Over/
Under Shotgun
with Case - Serial no.
08322PM5E3, 28 gauge, 28 inch vent rib bbl., blue/coin finish, walnut stock. Manufactured
in 1980. Built with blued barrels featuring dual white bead sights on the matted high
post vent rib, 2 3/4 inch chambers with automatic ejectors, and chokes marked “**$”/”**$” (skeet/skeet). The barrels are fitted to the coin
grey finished action which displays standard Grade V engraving consisting of a trio of pheasants in a wooded scene on the left, a trio of
mallards in a marsh on the right, a single quail on the triggerguard, and a dog flushing a pheasant on the underside all surrounded by floral scrollwork.
The gun features a single trigger and tang mounted safety/selector. The gun is fitted with a highly figured and multi-point checkered beavertail forend
with engraved forend iron as well as a pistol grip stock with Browning recoil pad. Includes a factory takedown case. Barrel and stock measurements
(U/O): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .552/.553 inches; choke constriction .002/.003 inches; minimum wall thickness .046/.044 inches; 1 7/16 inch drop at comb; 1 15/16 inch drop at
heel; 14 3/8 inch length of pull; weight 7 lbs. 7 oz.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% original blue and coin finishes with minor handling evidence, a few pressure marks on the forend,
and sharp checkering on the stock and forend. Mechanically excellent. The case is also excellent.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 528
Factory L. Lambert Signed and Engraved Belgian Browning Diana Grade
Superposed Shotgun - Serial no. 56187S7, 12 gauge, 26 1/2 inch vent rib bbl.,
blue/coin finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1967 and built with blued
Special Steel barrels featuring a single bead sight on the matted vent rib,
light engraving at the breech, chokes marked “**-”/”**” (improved cylinder/
modified), and 2 3/4 inch chambers with ejectors. The barrels are fitted to
the coin finished action which is engraved in the classic Diana Grade pattern
with flowing scroll designs surrounding four game scenes depicting a flock
of mallards in a marsh on the right, a covey of pheasant in a wooded scene on the left, a pair of quail on the underside,
and a pair of rabbits on the triggerguard, all in fine detail over matted background. The gun is signed “L.LAMBERT” on
both sides of the action for the FN engraver that executed the engraving. The gun features a single gold trigger and tang
mounted safety/selector with gold “S”, “O”, and “U” indicators. The gun is fitted with an attractively figured and multi-point checkered Lightning
forend with engraved forend iron and round knob long tang pistol grip stock with a factory buttplate. Barrel and stock measurements (U/O):
bore diameter nine inches from the breech .724/.725 inches; choke constriction .010/.018 inches; minimum wall thickness .031/.032 inches; 1 1/2 inch drop at comb; 2 3/8 inch drop at
heel; 14 1/4 inch length of pull; weight 7 lbs. 5 oz.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 98% plus original blue and coin finishes with minor handling evidence, a tiny area of spotting on the forend latch, and some dried grease on the action. The revarnished wood
is very fine with some thin spots, a few minor marks, and sharp checkering. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 4,000 - 7,000