Geo. What do you mean? I think newbies might be interested in your take on the subterfuge you allude to.
After all, "The money is made on the buy, not the sell"...
Myself, all my questions were honest and forthright. The few responses received were insulting, but not unexpected.
I never did get any clarity on what actually made that shotgun a very collectible "Browning", as opposed to a very well embellished "FN". It would be interesting to know whether the hard rubber buttplate said FN or Browning.
Maybe someone can translate the advertisement posted. It may shed more light on how those guns were perceived when first made.
