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BROWNING ROUND KNOB LONG TANG 3" MAGNUM SUPERPOSED

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:450.00 USD Estimated At:900.00 - 1,400.00 USD
BROWNING ROUND KNOB LONG TANG 3  MAGNUM SUPERPOSED
FIELD O/U SHOTGUN. Cal. 12 Ga., 3". S# 53858S6. The 30" VR bbls.w/ choke tubes marked for mod. & full chokes have Browning St. Louis & Montreal address, chamber & patent information along w/ "MADE IN BELGIUM" on top bbl. Standard Superposed action features gold plated SST & is engraved w/ flourishes of scroll w/ in punched scroll borders. Bottom is marked "BrowninG". Long tang rnd. knob buttstock of an attractive piece of American walnut w/ quilted figure measures 14 3/8" over original ventilated White Line Browning pad. Point pattern checkering is at grip. Field forend w/ usual latch, matches well. MEASUREMENTS: STOCK: LOP: 14 3/8". DAC: 1 9/16". DAH: 2 1/2". Cast: 0. WEIGHT: 8 lbs. 3 oz. CONDITION: very fine original except for fitting of interchangeable choke tubes. Metal parts retaining approx. 90% original blue w/ silvering of sharp edges of action. Stocks retain nearly all of their original varnish w/ a few very minor light marks, mostly on forend. There is very little crazing to stock finish. Bright shiny bores. Tight action. Mechanically good. Guns in this configuration are getting harder to find as they are in demand by Sporting Clays shooters. (21-3734/MGM). CURIO. $900-1,400.