Sale 1351
Estimate$800 – $1,200
9mm Para. 4.7" barrel length. SN: 245PY16570. (Mfg. Ca. 1982) Blued metal finish with polished two-piece barrel and checkered walnut grips. Short recoil operated single action autoloading pistol fed by detachable double stack magazines. The slide mounts standard rear notch and front blade sights. The left slide displays the importer mark BROWNING ARMS COMPANY MORGAN, UTAH & MONTREAL P.Q. with the maker mark on the right slide forward of the ejection port reading MADE IN BELGIUM/BY FABRIQUE NATIONALE HERSTAL. The breech and right triggerguard show Belgian firing proofs. Item comes with one magazine and a BROWNING marked black vinyl soft case with red velvet liner.
Very Good Plus. Bore is Minty with sharp rifling throughout. The blued metal finish shows few faint cycling mars to the interior finish. The frame has a light scuff to the triggerguard and a scuff on the rear gripstrap with brown patina forming in the loss.
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