#44772. 9mm Browning Long. 5" barrel. Blued finish, fire blued small parts, bright barrel, gold monogramed smooth mother of pearl grips. Left of slide roll marked in two lines: FABRIQUE NATIONALE D'ARMES de GUERRE HERSTEAL BELGIQUE/BROWNING'S PATENT DEPOSE. Belgian proofs on chamber, left of slide and left of frame above triggerguard. All serial numbered parts match. Equipped with grip safety, thumb safety, fixed notch rear sight and half-moon blade front sight. Lanyard loop in lower left of grip, heel clip magazine release. Pistol is enhanced with simple flowing foliate engraving on the frame, slide and triggerguard which is enhanced with multicolored gold inlays. The top of the slide features a flowing foliate urn motif and the rear face of the slide features detailed flowing petals. Left grip with intertwined PH monogram. Includes a single magazine. A truly lovely, likely factory enhanced circa 1920s Model 1903 sure to satisfy the most discerning of early early semi-auto collectors. This firearm is modern and must be shipped to a FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENCE HOLDER or a CURIO AND RELICS FFL HOLDER! Processing and shipping within the Continental US $50 . All FedEx packages are sent with Direct Signature Required and insured at full replacement value for a fee of 1.5% of the purchase price, unless buyer accepts complete liability in writing. Discounts given on combined lot shipping. Very fine to near excellent. Fine bore is mostly bright with crisp rifling and some lightly scattered oxidation. Metal retains nearly all of the original factory finish with some thinning, fading and loss due to high edge wear. Some minor freckles of light surface oxidation are shot through the blue and there are some minutes light surface scuffs present as well. Some oxidized surface roughness is present on the front strap and face of the barrel bushing. Gold highlights almost entirely intact with some minor wear and loss. Small parts with contact wear, some fading and toning towards plum. Grips fine with a couple of light handling marks. Mechanically functional action cycles correctly by hand.