Manufactured in 1967. Built with blued steel barrels with steel bead sight on the vent rib barrels with standard markings, 3 inch chambers with automatic ejectors, chokes marked improved cylinder/modified. The receiver is an attractive French gray featuring full coverage Midas grade engraving of ducks on the right, pheasants on the left, quail on the underside, and a pair of rabbits on the trigger guard. The birds and rabbits are rendered in fine detail with flowing foliate scroll borders. Both sides show the "C.BAERTEN" signature of famed FN engraver Claude Baerten. Mounted in a beautifully multi-point checkered walnut forearm with engraved fittings and pistol grip stock with Browning buttplate. Includes box renumbered to gun and a Browning takedown case. Barrel and stock measurements (U/O): bore nine inches from the breech .628/.626 inches; choke constriction .005/.008 inches; minimum wall thickness .042/.038 inches; 1 3/8 inch drop at the comb; 2 1/4 inch drop at the heel; 14 1/4 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 2 oz.

Excellent, retaining 99% plus original blue and 97% plus original French grey finish with a few minor handling marks, forend retraction marks on the bottom barrel, discoloration on the forend metal and triggerguard tang, and crisp engraving. Wood is excellent as well with limited handling marks and crisp checkering. Mechanically excellent. Box is good. Case is excellent.