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I'm stumped.. help me out on this Browning
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I cannot find any references. I located an O/U Browning Rifle /Shotgun combo gun. Top barrel is a 16 gauge with the bottom barrel a 8mm. It is old and in fairly good condition. It also has a post style optic scope and mount. What is it and what is it worth. I was told the gun would grade 92%.
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Look for some proof marks. If it looks to be finely made it may be of the forerunner of the Belgians and therefore could be worth something. How much maybe someone else has some input. The 16 was always popular in Europe and still is. See if you can determine which 8 m/m the bottom is chambered for (.319 or .323). Usually all Brownings had quality in that era. It's not much help, but it may be a start.
JK
I didn't see any ser. no. but owner says it is made in 1927. FN Hershal Belgium
According to the Blue Book, the production of Superposed shotguns at FN dates to the early 30's. No mention is made of any that were made with rifled barrels. Is it possible that the combo gun your inquiring about was reworked after leaving the factory?
Superpose's were never offered in a rifle/shotgun barrel configuration...but they were offered in multiple "combo barrel sets", one set of shotgun barrels a set of express rifle barrels that could be interchanged.
FN would build you anything for a price...these were sometimes refered as "presentation" models. Very expensive and extremely rare. Since the 8mm & 16 gauge was more common in Europe my guess is this was made special made by FN and brought back to the US....perhaps as a WWII trophy. Europeans are also known for their claw type scope mounts and optics. Any clue as to what kind of scope? There were also several custom smiths offered similar services on Superpose's.
Something this odd (or rare) could bring big dollars....almost qualify's as a museum piece.
http://www.hallowellco.com/merkel_312 combo 17243.htm
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