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Bel. Browning Diana Grade O/U Shotgun Set

Currency:USD Category:Antiques / Firearms & Armory Start Price:3,000.00 USD Estimated At:6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD
Bel. Browning Diana Grade O/U Shotgun Set
Auction Location:

16600 Aston Street
Irvine, CA 92606
Belgian Browning Diana Grade Over/Under Shotgun Two-Barrel Set, #88206, 12 ga., 26'' vent rib blue barrels choked Skeet/Skeet; 30'' vent rib blue barrels choked Full/Mod.; French gray receiver factory engraved by Jose Baerten, who engraved at the Browning factory from 1955-1987. Shotgun features fancy checkered walnut stock with two matching forends, Browning brown rubber butt pad, gold trigger, and all features standard to superposed. Skeet barrels with single steel bead; field barrels with two ivory beads. In original period Browning case. Mfg'd 1961. Condition is excellent showing only the lightest marks from handling and minor use. Some thinning to gold trigger, very minor micro-scratching to varnish on stock, checkering is crisp, with very light wear towards muzzle end of 30'' barrels. Interior of case with some fraying at contact points and some oil darkening; exterior with several scuffs and one small loss. Est.: $6,000-$9,000. (C&R)