Manufactured in 1972. Built with blued Special Steel barrels featuring dual white bead sights on the matted vent rib, standard Browning markings, light band of engraving at the upper breech, chokes marked "**$"/"**$" (skeet/skeet), and 2 3/4 inch chambers with automatic ejectors. The barrels are fitted to the French grey boxlock action which displays beautiful floral scroll engraving surrounding four individual game scenes consisting of a pointer holding a mallard in its mouth in a pond scene on the left, a pointer grasping a pheasant in a field on the right, a pair of bedded grouse on the underside, and a pair of pheasants on the triggerguard. The engraving is signed "L.ERNST" on both sides of the action for FN engraver Lucien Ernst. The gun features a single gold trigger and tang mounted manual safety/selector switch. The gun is fitted with a beautifully figured and multi-point checkered forend with engraved fittings and pistol grip stock with ventilated Browning recoil pad. Barrel and stock measurements (U/O): bore diameter nine inches from the breech .623/.623 inches; choke constriction .004/.004 inches; minimum wall thickness .040/.039 inches; 1 7/16 inch drop at comb; 1 13/16 inch drop at heel; 14 7/16 inch length of pull; weight 6 lbs. 10 oz.

Very fine overall, retaining 99% original blue finish, 97% original French grey finish with some minor thinning, some dried grease on the action, light handling evidence, a few pressure marks in the wood, and sharp checkering on the stock and forend. Mechanically excellent.