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Browning Belg.Medallion, .270 Win., Excellent Plus with case and scope
Guns International #: 100931898 Seller's Inventory #: 81-2017
Category: Browning Belgium Rifles - Medallion - Browning Belgium Rifles - Safari
Seller's Information
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Seller: rcrwin70
Member Since: 9/26/07
First Name: Roger
State: Hawaii
Country: United States
Platinum Seller
Number of Active Listings: 0
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: cashiers check or money order or pay pal plus 3%
Description:
SOLD ** Browning Belgium Medallion .270 Win., Excellent Plus
Browning High-Power (model) Medallion (grade) -- Belgium manufacture, bolt action rifle, – 270 Win caliber (long extractor), 24” barrel. Manufactured in 1970.
The Belgium Medallion Grade is a handmade rifle, of best quality, built on Browning’s own renowned FN Mauser action and features select figured walnut with skipline checkering with carved borders, a sculptured cheek piece, rosewood grip cap and rosewood forearm cap, set off with white line spacers made of holly wood. The pistol grip cap is inlaid with a white triangle.
Stock: The select figure stock on this particular gun is rich dark brown color with just enough lighter grain to set off its fancy grain of crotch and burl figure, better than most Medallion grades. The checkering consists of skipline diamonds, with carved borders, executed by hand by a master checkerer. The checkering patterns generously wrap around the forearm and meet at a point over the grip. The original stock features two blued engraved crossbolts, standard sling swivel eyes, and a Browning proprietary recoil pad.
Metal: The polished high luster blue/black receiver and barrel are hand-engraved with detailed scrolls. The trigger is gold plated. The trigger Guard and floor plate are engraved (floor plate has a ram’s head), and are gold filled with a gold grooved trigger. The bolt, extractor, and cocking shroud are stainless steel – all original.
The Blue Book of Gun Values lists the calibers of the Medallion Grade from least scarce (30-06) to most scarce (284 Win), BUT the .270 Win, and .300 Win Mag are not even listed. Of course, experienced collectors know the .270 Win is not one of the rarer calibers.
L.O.P. 13 3/4”, weight without scope and mounts, 8 lb. 12 oz.
The scope is a Leupold VX III 3.5-10x40 gloss finish to match the rifle and is attached with engraved Millet rings in a one-piece Redfield base. The optics are Crystal Clear with a dot/crosshair reticle.
It comes with its original Browning hard case.
Some of the guns from this era were known to have had a salt-curing problem that caused rapid rusting of the metal areas in contact with the wood. Even though the Blue Book of Gun Values states this problem was resolved by 1970 (when this gun was made), this one has been silver nitrate tested and is a “NO SALT” gun, guaranteed.
According to the current USA Browning Custom Shop Dealer, Michael Murphy & Sons, if the Custom Shop were to build a Medallion today, the replacement cost would be in excess of $12,000.
Condition of this rifle is Excellent Plus, as manufactured in 1970, with unusually high-appealing rich dark chocolate brown wood with exceptional color and figure. Price includes engraved scope rings, scope and case.
About the Custom Shop: Ben Roberts recently wrote in his column for the Gun Mart, a review of his visit to the Browning Custom Shop in Herstal Belgium. Here are some excerpts from that review:
“Hand made sporting guns present the pinnacle of our industry the world over, whether it’s an English Purdey, French Demas, Italian Famars or a Belgian Browning. Each is special and unique, as much if not more a work of art than a tool. No wonder then that shooters around the globe yearn to possess one! Entering the Custom Shop is like stepping back in time. Instead of banks of CNC machines and crates of pre-manufactured parts awaiting assembly there are a few rows of benches at which the artisans of Herstal ply their craft. It is fitting then that [John Moses Browning’s] spirit lives on amongst the corridors of Herstal setting the standards all over again but this time for delivering a blend of human efforts and true manufacturing perfection into a brand that looks set to thrive well into the future.”
Price: $4,495, $45 shipping, must ship to an FFL, 3-day non-firing inspection privilege.
Seller is the author of The Rifleman’s Rifle (Winchester pre-64 Model 70s) and will furnish a Letter of Provenance that this gun is from his collection. Please check out author’s feedback on ebay under rcrwin70roger. Three-day non-firing inspection for full refund, shipping is $55 to buyer’s FFL, payment by MO, certified check , wire transfer or personal check with delay for validation.
For questions, call (678) 971-4173 and ask for Roger.
SOLD