FN Trombone pump action 22 Rifle

***Safety has been removed***

• Rimfire rifle
• Fabrique Nationale
• "Trombone" model
  • • A lesser-known John Browning design 
    • Likely manufactured in the mid-1930's
• Marked "22 L", almost certainly 22LR
  • • Belgian marking conventions around the 22LR cartridge vary
• Pump action repeater
  • • Tube Fed
      • 11 Round capacity
• Takedown design 
• Wood furniture, with semi-pistol grip
  • • 13.5" Length of pull
    • Steel buttplate
    • Stock shows extensive damage to the right side wrist, as well as an old repair to said damage
      • Left side also shows a crack
      • Forend shows a significant crack on its ventral portion
    • Extensive dings, dents, finish loss, and sanding marks across furniture
    • Forend screws are very much non-original, albeit secure 
• 22" Round barrel
• Finish is mottled, with significant corrosion and old pitting showing 
• Open sights, consisting of a Lyman adjustable aperture, and a custom broad front post
  • • Rear sight is marked "W Z4"
    • Front post profile has been modified, and has had a hole drilled in it
    • Original barrel-mounted rear sight removed
• Bore is moderately bright, with light marks and debris. Rifling appears strong.  
  • • Rifling is a curious micro-groove style, reminiscent of an artillery piece
• Serial No. 55452