Fine Modern & Antique Guns - September 2019 : Sale A0919 Lot 1637
PRESENTED BY BROWNING TO JOHN BIDWELL BROWNING A 12-BORE B25 SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER EJECTOR, serial no. JB1988,

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PRESENTED BY BROWNING TO JOHN BIDWELL
BROWNING

A 12-BORE 'B25' SINGLE-TRIGGER OVER AND UNDER EJECTOR, serial no. JB1988,
28in. nitro barrels with 7mm ventilated matt top-rib, 2 3/4in. chambers, bored approx. 1/2 choke in both, hold-open toplever, manual safety with integral barrel selector switch, engraved leaf fences, foliate and scroll engraving surrounding scenes of woodcock and capercaillie, signed 'P.L. ALLEMAND' 14 1/4in. figured pistolgrip stock including buttplate, the right-hand side with a gold oval engraved 'PRESENTED BY BROWNING TO JOHN BIDWELL 1988 WORLD F.I.T.A.S.C. SPORTING CHAMPION.', weight 7lb. 3oz., in a universal case

Provenance: John Bidwell is a well known name in shooting, with seven world Championship titles to his name and over 30 years involvement with the Great Britain shooting team. He is the inventor and manufacturer of the Auto Sporter Clay Trap machine and the owner of Suffolk's High Lodge shooting ground. John is also the author of Move, Mount, Shoot: A Champion's Guide to Sporting Clays

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Estimate £10,000-12,000

S2 - Sold as a Section 2 Firearm under the 1968 Firearms Act