Dear Citori Lovers:
Our fellow Browning Buddy, Mr. dbuffington, has posed an interesting question on another thread . . . So as to not hi-jack the other thread, I thought that I would start this one.
Dave's question: Will the Browning Citori from Miroku, Japan ever be considered collectible?
My answer: why not? There are some beautiful and rare Citoris out there!
I have already started my small collection. For example, I picked up a Citori 20ga Superlightwith 28-inch barrels, which I hear is farely rare. Another in 12ga (a Grade III). I even got letters of authenticity on them from Browning, signed by Glen Jensen!!!!
Here's an article and some pics that appeared in the Browning Collectors Association Newsletter in 2014 about a hand-engraved (signed by the Japanese engraver, K. Tsu Tsui):
Will the Citori ever be as collectible as some of the engraved and rare Browning Superposed guns? Will a gun engraved by Tsu Tsui ever command the collector's eye and wallet like a Superposed engraved by Vrancken, A. Watrin, J. Baerten, Magis, A. Bee or Dewil? Maybe. Maybe not. That's not the point. The point is that there are some Citori OU's out there that are worthy of collection.
What do you guys think?
Have you run across any rare Citoris?
Are there any signed and hand-engraved Citoris out there? Post a pic!
Are there any 16ga Gran Lightnings with awesome wood out there? Post a pic!
Are there any pre-invector, fixed choke Citoris out there? Post a pic!
How about a Citori high-grade in 28ga? Post a pic!
Great question, Dave! {hs#
Respectfully submitted,
CFB
Our fellow Browning Buddy, Mr. dbuffington, has posed an interesting question on another thread . . . So as to not hi-jack the other thread, I thought that I would start this one.
Dave's question: Will the Browning Citori from Miroku, Japan ever be considered collectible?
My answer: why not? There are some beautiful and rare Citoris out there!
I have already started my small collection. For example, I picked up a Citori 20ga Superlightwith 28-inch barrels, which I hear is farely rare. Another in 12ga (a Grade III). I even got letters of authenticity on them from Browning, signed by Glen Jensen!!!!
Here's an article and some pics that appeared in the Browning Collectors Association Newsletter in 2014 about a hand-engraved (signed by the Japanese engraver, K. Tsu Tsui):
Will the Citori ever be as collectible as some of the engraved and rare Browning Superposed guns? Will a gun engraved by Tsu Tsui ever command the collector's eye and wallet like a Superposed engraved by Vrancken, A. Watrin, J. Baerten, Magis, A. Bee or Dewil? Maybe. Maybe not. That's not the point. The point is that there are some Citori OU's out there that are worthy of collection.
What do you guys think?
Have you run across any rare Citoris?
Are there any signed and hand-engraved Citoris out there? Post a pic!
Are there any 16ga Gran Lightnings with awesome wood out there? Post a pic!
Are there any pre-invector, fixed choke Citoris out there? Post a pic!
How about a Citori high-grade in 28ga? Post a pic!
Great question, Dave! {hs#
Respectfully submitted,
CFB