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Browning Superposed Midas Grade Small Bore Three Barrel Set

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Browning Superposed Midas Grade Small Bore Three Barrel Set
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serial #57594V69, 20 Ga., 28 Ga., .410 bore, 28'' hand-matted, file-cut ventilated rib barrels, all choked skeet, all with bright excellent to as-new bores, each with dual ivory beads. This is a stunning Midas grade skeet set that appears very much as-new showing perhaps light evidence of careful use. The barrels and frame all retain 99% plus original blue with the gold inlaid engraved game scenes all brilliant and crisp, the trigger and pins with all of their original gold plate. The engraving signed by Jacques Lodewyc on both the left and right flats, whose attention to detail is second to none and in this writer's opinion rivals that of any of the other great FN masters. The flat knob checkered pistolgrip French walnut buttstock rates excellent to as-new with a crisp wrap-around checkering pattern, a lovely fiddleback figure from the head of the stock through the point of comb, the rear of the stock with some nice feathercrotch and fiddleback; it features appropriate factory dimensions and Browning ventilated pad. Each of the three rounded field-style forends is identical with stunning grain and appearing also as-new with perhaps a minute rack mark one must really search for. All three sets of barrels lockup perfectly with the top lever still right of center and the arm functions properly mechanically. This lovely skeet set rides in a Browning luggage case which rates excellent and includes the original instruction booklet, warranty card in gold lifetime guarantee hanging plastic sleeve with the interior Superposed guarantee numbered to this gun along with the plastic superposed guarantee you'd receive upon registering your shotgun with Browning, named to a C.S. Raymer of Grand Rapids Michigan. Clifford ''Sam'' Raymer was one of the principals of the C.S. Raymer well drilling company, which exists to this day just outside of Grand Rapids. Testing reveals no evidence of salt wood and one of the mid rib beads has gone missing. The included factory letter verifies the configuration with one error, mentioning the gun shipped with full beavertail forearms, clearly an error as we often find, as these field style forearms are original to the gun in every respect. It shipped to Jaqua's in Findlay Ohio in March 1971, clearly sitting around the warehouse for a bit. A handsome, little-used, more likely as-new, 1969 small bore Midas skeet that is truly investment grade. (11739-8) {C&R} (15,000/20,000)