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LOT 535
Factory Engraved and Gold Inlaid Browning Citori XT Trap Unsingle Shotgun Two Barrel Set with Case and Boxes - Serial no. 09060MP131, 12 gauge, 34 inch vent rib bbl., blue/coin/gold finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 2018. Dual sights on the raised vent, chambers marked 2 3/4 inches with ejectors, and Invector Plus chokes (improved modified installed). Standard engraving and gold work on the action with adjustable gold single trigger and tang mounted manual
safety/selector. Attractively figured, multi-point checkered forend with engraved fittings and pistol grip stock with adjustable comb and factory recoil pad. Includes a second set of matching 32 inch over/under barrels with 2 3/4
inch chambers and full/ extra chokes installed. Also included are the original boxes for the gun and extra barrel set, a Browning takedown case, and seven extra chokes (improved cylinder, 3 modified, improved modified, and 2 full). Stock measurements: 1 3/8 inch drop at comb (adjustable); 1 5/8 inch drop at heel; 14 5/16 inch length of pull; weight 9 lbs. 5 oz. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 99% original blue, coin, and gold finishes with minor handling evidence. The wood is very fine with a few minor dings and scratches and sharp checkering. The boxes and case are very fine/excellent. The extra barrel set is excellent. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,750 - 4,500
LOT 536
Factory Engraved Browning .410 Bore Citori Grade III Superlight Over/Under Shotgun with Box - Serial no. 15986PV683, 410 gauge, 26 inch vent rib bbl., blue/coin finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1985. Single steel bead sight on the matted vent rib, 3 inch chambers with ejectors, and chokes marked “**-”/”**” (improved cylinder/modified). The coin boxlock action with standard Grade III Superlight engraving with birds and scroll, single gold trigger, and tang mounted safety/
selector switch. Nicely figured, multi-point checkered Schnabel tip forend with engraved
fittings and straight grip stock with Browning buttplate. Includes the original factory box. Stock measurements: 1 1/2 inch drop at comb; 2 5/16 inch drop at heel; 14 5/16 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 12 oz.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% original blue and coin finishes with limited handling evidence and sharp checkering on the stock and forend. The box is very good. Mechanically excellent.
LOT 537
Factory Engraved and Gold Inlaid Browning 20 Gauge Grade VI Over/Under Shotgun with Box - Serial no. 24384PN963, 20 gauge, 28 inch vent rib bbl., blue/gold inlay finish, walnut stock.
Manufactured in 1989. Blued steel barrels with a single nickel bead sight on the matted vent rib, 3 inch chambers with automatic ejectors, and Invector chokes (modified/full installed). The blued action displays scroll engraving surrounding a pair of pheasants in flight on the left, a setter on the underside, a trio of mallards
Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
in flight on the right, and a solitary quail on the trigger guard; all of the game scenes are rendered in fine gold inlay. The gun features a single gold trigger and a tang mounted safety/selector. The beautifully figured multi-point checkered forend with engraved fittings and a round knob pistol grip stock with Browning
buttplate. Includes original factory box. Stock measurements: 1 7/16 inch drop at comb; 2 5/16 inch drop at heel; 14 1/2 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 7 oz. CONDITION: Excellent overall with 99% plus original blue and gold finishes with limited handling evidence, wood with a few small dings, and sharp checkering. Box is very good. Mechanically excellent.
LOT 538
Collector’s Set of Two Factory Game Scene Engraved Browning BSS “Bottle” Sporter Double Barrel Shotguns with Cases -A) Browning BSS “Bottle” Sporter Shotgun - Serial no. CCCA-83, 12 gauge, 28 inch solid rib bbl., blue/coin finish, walnut stock. Special ordered from Browning in 1976 by Mr. Bottle Sporting Goods Co. of Wichita, Kansas, with only 100 sets produced. This gun, along with its companion “B” gun, constitute the 83rd grade shotguns built. Blued barrels with a single steel bead sight on b, standard Browning markings, wedges of scroll engraving at either breech, 3 inch chambers with automatic ejectors, and chokes marked “**”/”*” (modified/full). The coin finished action displays beautifully carved fences and extensive floral scrollwork surrounding a trio of game scenes depicting a tom turkey in flight on the left and right with a solitary wood duck on the underside. The store logo for Mr. Bottles Sporting Goods is engraved on the trigger guard. “One of one hundred” is engraved in fancy script on the lower tang. The gun
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
pair of these high the matted solid ri
features a single selective trigger, bushed firing pins, and a tang mounted automatic safety switch. Beautifully figured, multi-point checkered beavertail forend with engraved fittings and straight grip stock with factory buttplate. Includes a factory Naugahyde takedown case. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .728/.726 inches; choke constriction .022/.041 inches; minimum wall thickness .043/.041 inches; 1 5/8 inch
drop at comb; 2 9/16 inch drop at heel; 14 3/16 inch length of pull; weight 7 lbs. 12 oz. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 98% original blue and 99% original coin finishes with a scratch in the right barrel ahead of the markings, some minor rubbing at the muzzle, minor handling evidence, and sharp checkering on the stock and forend. The case is very fine. Mechanically excellent. B) Browning 20 Gauge BSS “Bottle” Sporter Shotgun - Serial no. CCCB-83, 20 gauge, 26 inch solid rib bbl., blue/coin finish, walnut stock. As “A” with “**-”/”**” chokes and modified engraving displaying extensive floral scrollwork surrounding a trio of game scenes depicting a pair of wood ducks in flight on the left and right with a solitary wood duck on the underside. Includes its own Browning Naugahyde case. Barrel and stock measurements (R/L): chambers marked 3 inch; bore diameter nine inches from the breech .621/.622 inches; choke constriction .010/.017 inches; minimum wall thickness .040/.042 inches; 1 7/16 inch drop at comb; 2 3/8 inch drop at heel; 14 3/16 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 8 oz. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% original blue and 98% original coin finishes with some minor discoloration behind the fences and sharp checkering on the stock and forend. The case is excellent. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 6,000 - 10,000 429