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NICE LITTLE 20 GAUGE BROWNING ?LIGHTNING? LONG

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD
NICE LITTLE 20 GAUGE BROWNING ?LIGHTNING? LONG
TANG ROUND KNOB FIELD GUN WITH CASE. Cal. 20 Ga. S# 38971V5. Marked for IC & Mod. Bbls. 26 3/8" have all correct markings & are fitted w/ narrow matted ventilated rib. Blued action w/ gold plated single selective trigger is engraved in usual grade "1" looping acanthus scroll. Bottom is marked "LIGHTNING BROWNING". Somewhat streaked European walnut long tang round knob buttstock measures 14 1/4" over composition Browning buttplate. Point pattern checkering is at grip & field forend matches well. Chokes are unaltered. DAH: 2 3/16". DAC: 1 7/16". WEIGHT: 6 lbs 7 oz. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: light brown Hartmann case lined in faux fur contains a key. CONDITION: very fine. Bbls. retain approx.. 95% original blue. Action has about 90% blue, silvered on sharp edges & thinning around bottom, slightly silvered on thumbpiece. Stocks retain nearly all of their original varnish w/ a scattering of light marks, quite a number on the left side of forend. Bores are very fine. Mechanically fine. Case is fine w/ some very light marks. Interior has compressions & some soiling. (20-925/MGM79). CURIO. $2,500-3,500.