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LOT 609
Factory L. Cortis Signed and Master Engraved Belgian Browning .22 Auto Semi-Automatic Rifle with Box - Serial no. 8T2340, 22 LR cal., 19 inch round bbl., blue/coin finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in Belgium in 1968 with a beaded
blade front and an adjustable folding leaf rear sight. Standard masterfully executed engraved game scenes on the coin grey receiver including a dog flushing pheasants
on the left, dog flushing mallards on the right, and portrait of a dog with a rabbit in his mouth on the top. Signed “L.CORTIS” on both sides of the receiver below the scenes. Mounted in beautifully figured, fancy skip line checkered pistol grip stock and forearm. Includes original factory box. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% original blue and coin finishes, limited handling evidence, crisp engraving, and sharp checkering on the wood. The box is very good with some edge/corner wear. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 4,000 - 7,000
LOT 610
Angelo Bee Signed Factory Engraved Belgian Browning Grade II .22 Semi-Automatic Rifle with Case - Serial no. 71T59119, 22 LR cal., 19 inch round bbl., blue/gray finish, walnut stock. Beaded blade front and elevation adjustable rear notch sights and standard barrel
markings. Elaborately engraved receiver with detailed field scenes of squirrels on the right, duck on top, and prairie dogs on the left. Signed “ABE” on the left side of the receiver
at the bottom. Fancy skip-line checkered forearm and pistol grip stock with a serrated blue steel buttplate. With Browning leatherette case. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus original blue and gray finishes with limited handling marks and crisp engraving and checkering. Mechanically excellent. Case is also excellent with limited storage and handling marks. Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 611
F. Marechal Signed Engraved Belgian Browning Grade III .22 Semi-Automatic Rifle with Box and Case - Serial no. 71T58757, 22 LR cal., 19 inch round bbl., blue/gray finish, walnut stock. Beaded blade front and elevation adjustable rear notch sights and standard barrel markings. Elaborately engraved
receiver with detailed field scenes of a dog flushing ducks on the right, dog holding a
duck on top, and a dog flushing pheasant on the left. Signed “F. Marechal” on both sides of the receiver at the bottom. Fancy skip-line checkered forearm and pistol grip stock
with a serrated blue steel buttplate. With correct box, Browning leatherette case, and a copy of “A History Of The John M. Browning Semi-Automatic .22 Cal. Rifle” by Homer C. Tyler. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 99% plus original blue and gray finishes with limited handling marks and crisp engraving. Wood is very fine with a slight chip in the forearm at the receiver and some scratches on the comb. Mechanically excellent. Box and case are both very fine with some storage and handling marks. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000
LOT 612
Factory Engraved Browning Grade II Auto-22 Semi-Automatic Rifle with Box - Serial no. 01300PM246, 22 LR cal., 19 1/4 inch round bbl., French gray finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1980. Standard markings and features for a Grade II. With original box. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 99% plus original French
gray finish with limited handling marks, crisp engraving and crisp stock checkering.
Mechanically excellent. Box is good with storage and handling marks.
Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
LOT 613 Belgian Browning Safari Grade High Power Bolt Action Rifle with Scope - Serial no. 4L27080, 7 mm Rem Magnum cal., 24 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1964. Standard markings and features. Includes a non-matching Browning T-Bolt .22 rifle box and Leupold 3-9x scope. CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 99% plus original blue finish with a few minor handling marks. Stock is good with scattered dings and scratches, a repaired chip on the left of the forend, and crazing varnish throughout. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 1,000 - 1,500
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