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FABRIQUE NATIONALE
A FINE JOSE BAERTEN-ENGRAVED 20-BORE (3IN.) 'ANGLAISE A SUJETS' SINGLE-TRIGGER SIDEPLATED OVER AND UNDER EJECTOR, serial no. 4136V73,
26 1/4in. nitro barrels with 6mm ventilated matt top-rib, 3in. chambers, bored approx. true cyl. and 1/4 choke, pierced hold-open toplever, manual safety with integral barrel selector switch, fancy single-trigger, fluted fences, the action finely engraved with acanthus borderwork surrounding scenes of game in flight, the underside with a brace of woodcock in flight in a woodland setting, the decorative sideplates finely engraved with pheasants flushed from their naturalistic habitat on the left, the right with partridge in flight over a meadow, signed 'J. Baerten', 14 3/4in. exhibition-grade burr walnut roachbelly stock including 3/4in. recoil pad, the chequering at the grip and fore-end with stitched borderwork, weight 6lb. 5oz., in a tan leather case with canvas outer, with a facsimile of Certificate of origin
Estimate £8,000-12,000
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