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Steven Dodd Hughes |
Custom
Bertuzzi |
20ga, 2 3/4" |
$19,750 |
| 27" SxS chopper-lump barrels with flat matted rib and ivory bead front sight |
| choked improved cylinder & modified. 15" pull from mechanical single |
| trigger. 1 1/2" - 2 1/4" drop. 3/8" cast-off. Highly figured California English |
| walnut stocks with Anson-pushbutton-release splinter forend, teardrops, |
| straight English grip, classic point-pattern checkering with mullered borders- |
| --wrapping completely around the entire wrist---and solid black Old English |
| recoil pad. Sculpted, Turnbull-casehardened, bar-action sidelock with gold- |
| line cocking indicators, automatic ejectors, bushed firing pins with retaining |
| setscrews, manual top tang safety with SAFE inlaid in gold, and beaded- |
| edge long-tang triggerguard. Classic English rose & scroll engraving by |
| Michael Dubber. Weight: 6lbs, 10oz. Barreled action built 1980. Shotgun |
| completed 1999. In nearly new condition, retaining all of its original finishes, |
| excellent bores, tight, and with strong ejectors in perfect time. Signed with a |
| gold-inlaid SDH touchmark behind the trigger and by Michael Dubber in |
| front. In leather trunk case with cleaning accessories. On the cover of and |
| subject of an article in the ACGG journal, GUNMAKER. Pictured in Double |
| Guns / Custom Gunsmithing by Steven Dodd Hughes, 2007, page 163. |
| Exhibited at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, "Three Centuries of |
| Tradition---The Renaissance of Sporting Arms in America", July - Oct 2003; |
| Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Jan - April 2004; Conner Prairie Museum, |
| June - Aug 2004; and covered in the exhibition's book, pages 160-1. |
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S.
Lucchini |
Pinless Sidelock
Ejector |
12ga, 2
3/4" |
$14,750 |
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29″ O/U
barrels with matted solid rib choked skeet & modified. 14 5/8" pull
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from
articulated front trigger to solid black Kick-Eez recoil pad. 1 1/4" - 2
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1/8"drop. 5/8" cast-off. Fully figured European walnut stock with Anson- |
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release
semi-beavertail forend, straight English grip, fine classic point- |
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pattern
checkering---wrapping fully around the forend---and gold oval. Low
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profile,
case hardened, pinless, back-action sidelock action with intercepting |
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sears,
manual top tang safety, hold-open toplever, and beaded-edge |
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triggerguard, engraved by Goldani with 80% coverage cleanly-cut classic
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rose and
scroll. Weight: 7lbs, 8oz. Built 1995. Excellent condition, retaining
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99%+
barrel blue and 98% casehardening colors. Fine quality leather case
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with
stitched leather corners lined in burgundy cloth with black Lucchini label. |
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Click for explanation of traditional Merkel grades. |
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| Merkel |
147SL Sidelock Ejector |
12ga 2 3/4" |
$4,975 |
| 28" SxS barrels with slightly concave matted rib and single ivory bead |
| choked full & full. 14 1/2" pull from front trigger to original buttplate, 1 1/2" - |
| 2 1/2" drop. 3/8" cast-off. Lightly figured European walnut stocks with |
| Deeley-release splinter forend, black composition pistol grip cap, beaded |
| pancake cheekpiece, swivels, and classic point-pattern checkering. |
| Bolstered sidelock action with cocking indicators, Greener crossbolt,
side clips, |
| automatic ejectors, and automatic top tang safety. Well engraved with |
| pointer and four grouse on left and five mallards on right. Weight: 7lbs, 1oz. |
| Built 1978. Little used. In dark green leather trunk case with maker's label. |
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Merkel |
301-E
Boxlock Ejector |
20ga, 2
5/8" |
$10,975 |
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Two
pairs O/U matted vent-rib barrels of Krupp Laufstahl with ivory bead
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front
sights and with Merkel name inlaid in gold: 28" choked improved |
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cylinder
& improved modified, and 30" choked full & extra full. 15"pull from
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checkered single-selective trigger to hand-checkered high-polish-blued steel |
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buttplate. 1 5/8" - 2 3/8"drop. 3/8" cast-off. Lightly figured European
walnut |
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stock
with Deeley-release three-piece splinter forend interchangeable |
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between
barrel sets, engraved steel-capped pistol grip, classic point-pattern
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checkering, beaded pancake cheekpiece, and sling swivels. Scroll-engraved,
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scalloped, casehardened Anson&Deeley action with double underbites,
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double
Kersten locks, automatic ejectors, rotary cocking indicators and
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manual
top tang safety. Screws behind fences indicate intercepting sears.
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Weight:
6lbs, 13oz with the 26" barrels; 7lbs with the 30" barrels. Built 1937,
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possibly
benchmade by a highly skilled gunsmith; someone else inlaying |
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the
Merkel name on the ribs afterwards. Very little used, retaining 99%+blue
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and 99%
case colors. Sparkling high-polish blue on furniture. |
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| Merkel |
40-E Boxlock Ejector |
20ga, 3" |
$3,250 |
| 27" SxS barrels with slightly-concave raised and matted rib, choked |
| improved cylinder & modified. 14 5/8"pull from front trigger to original |
| buttplate, 1 1/2" - 2 1/2" drop. 1/4" cast-off. Scalloped, bolstered, coin- |
| finished action with Greener crossbolt, cocking indicators, automatic top |
| tang safety, and automatic ejectors. Lightly figured walnut stocks with |
| Deeley-release splinter forend, capped pistol grip, classic point-pattern |
| checkering, sling swivels and pancake cheekpiece. Weight: 6lbs. Built 2004. |
| 97% barrel blue. Tight. Excellent bores, Ejectors in perfect time. In original
box. |
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Merkel |
304-E
Hand-Detachable |
12ga, 2
3/4" |
$9995 |
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Sidelock
Ejector |
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28" O/U
matted-solid-rib barrels of Bohler steel with single bead front sight,
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choked
improved cylinder & improved modified. 14 5/8" pull from single selective
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trigger
to original buttplate. 1 1/2" - 2 3/8" drop. 1/4" cast-off. Figured
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walnut
stock with straight English grip, 3-piece splinter forend with Deeley
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pull-down latch and horn-bushed side-strip mounting screws, classic point- |
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pattern
checkering, never fitted with swivels or cheekpiece. Fully scroll- |
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engraved, grey-etched, concealed-release, hand-detachable, sidelock action
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with
intercepting sears, automatic top tang safety, double Purdey |
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underbites and double Kersten locks, Weight: 7lbs, 2oz. Built 1966. Both
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Suhl and
Birmingham proofs. Retaining 99% barrel blue. Tight. Excellent |
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Merkel |
304-E
Hand-Detachable |
12ga, 2
3/4" |
$11,975 |
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30" O/U
matted vent rib barrels choked extra full & extra full, 14 7/8"pull from
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single
selective trigger to leather covered pad, 1 5/8" - 2 5/8"drop, 3/8"cast- |
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off.
Figured walnut stock with straight grip and slight perch-belly, Deeley- |
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release
three-piece splinter forend with horn-bushed side-strip mounting
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screws,
classic point-pattern checkering and silver oval. Fully scroll-engraved |
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French-gary
receiver with double underbites, double Kersten locks, intercepting
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sears,
concealed lockplate release, hold-open toplever, cocking indicators and |
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manual
top-tang safety. Weight:
8lbs, 8oz. Built 1965. 99%blue. In leather trunk case.
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Merkel |
203-E
Sidelock Ejector Two |
16ga/16ga & |
$7995 |
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Barrel
Combination Set |
16ga/5.6x57R |
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28" O/U
shotgun barrels with solid matted rib choked improved modified &
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full.
25" O/U combination barrels with solid matted rib, by Krieghoff in
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1970
choked improved-modified with folding rifle sight and B Nickel 4-6x
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scope
with bold post and crossbar reticle on quick-detachable claw mounts.
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All
shotgun chambers 2 3/4". 15 1/8"pull from articulated front single-set
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trigger
to thick horn buttplate. 1 1/2" - 2 3/4"drop. Lightly figured walnut
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stock
with Deeley-release 3-piece field forend interchangeable between both
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sets of
barrels, steel triggerguard, capped pistol grip, classic point-pattern
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checkering, swivels and beaded pancake cheekpiece. Fully arabesque-scroll- |
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engraved, French-gray receiver with hand-detachable sidelocks, intercepting
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sears,
cocking indicators and double Kersten locks. Weight: 7lbs, 4oz as a
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shotgun;
9lbs as a scoped combination gun. Built in 1969. 99%+blue. |
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Merkel |
213-E /
253-E Sidelock |
16ga /
16ga & |
$9450 |
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Ejector
Two Barrel Set |
16ga /
7x65R |
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28" O/U
solid-rib shotgun barrels choked full & full. 25 1/2" O/U solid-rib
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combination barrels with folding rifle sight and Hensolt Diavari 1.5-6x
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scope on
quick-detachable claw mounts, shotgun barrel choked full. All |
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shotgun
chambers 2 3/4". 15 1/4"pull from front single-set trigger to |
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original
buttplate. 1 1/2" - 2 3/4"drop. Lightly figured, oil-finished walnut
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stock
with Deeley-release 3-piece field forend, horn triggerguard, capped
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pistol
grip, classic point-pattern checkering, swivels and beaded pancake
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cheekpiece. Fully arabesque-scroll-engraved, French-gray receiver with
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hand-detachable sidelocks, intercepting sears, cocking indicators and
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double
Kersten locks. Gold-washed triggers. Weight: 6lbs, 12oz as a shotgun; |
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8lbs,
8oz as scopedcombo. Built 1959. 99%+blue. With original factory paperwork and target.
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Perugini
& Visini |
Boxlock
Double Rifle & |
9.3x74R
& 20ga, |
$18,975 |
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23 3/4"
SxS dovetail-lump rifle barrels with ramp front sight, matted quarter
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rib, I
standing gold-lined express sight engraved for 50 meters, hand- |
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removable extractor and Kahles 1.1-4.5x20mm scope with fine pointed-post
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and
crossbars reticle on quick-detachable claw mounts. 28" SxS monoblock
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shotgun
barrels with flat matted rib, 3" chambers, choked modified & full.
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Fully
figured walnut stock with lever-release splinter forend, steel capped
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pistol
grip, beaded pancake cheekpiece, flat sidepanels, extended upper and
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lower
tangs, beaded-edge triggerguard, classic point pattern checkering, no
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swivels
and with smooth solid red recoil pad. Scalloped-edge, reinforced,
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casecolorhardened receiver with manual top tang safety, articulated front
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trigger,
borderline engraving and with fine growling lion on underside by
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Claudio
Tomasoni. Pull: 14 3/8". Drop: 1 3/8" - 2 1/4". No cast. Weight: 7lbs
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as a
shotgun; 8lbs, 5oz as a plain rifle; 9lbs, 5oz as a scoped rifle. In makers
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leather-cornered canvas-covered hard case with canvas overcase. Built 1997 |
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and with
shotgun barrels added by the maker in 2001. 99%+blue. 90% |
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casecolors. Tight, and with excellent bores.
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| Piotti |
Piuma
BSEE Boxlock Ejector |
12ga, 2 3/4" |
$8,975 |
| 27 1/2" SxS chopper-lump barrels with flat matted rib choked modified & |
| improved modified. 14 15/16" pull from front trigger to leather-covered recoil |
| pad. 1 1/2" - 1 3/4" drop. No cast. Fully figured European walnut stocks with |
| Anson pushbutton-release beavertail forend, diamond cross-section |
| straight English grip and fine classic point-pattern checkering. Scalloped, |
| coin-finished action with automatic ejectors, manual top tang safety, and |
| beaded-edge triggerguard, with fine English rose & scroll engraving by |
| Granetti. Weight: 6lbs, 12oz. Built 1980. Tight. 99%blue. In leather-trimmed, |
| canvas-covered motor case. |
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| Piotti |
King #1 Sidelock Ejector |
12ga, 2 3/4" |
$17,975 |
| 28" SxS chopper-lump barrels with flat hand-filed rib choked modified & full. |
| 14" pull from stippled mechanical single non-selective trigger to red rubber |
| recoil pad. 1 3/8" - 1 3/4" drop. 1/2" cast-off. Figured European walnut |
| stocks with Anson-release beavertail forend, pistol grip, and fine borderless |
| point-pattern checkering. Coin-finished action finely engraved with full |
| coverage tight scroll and floral details by Granetti and with maker's name, |
| crown on toplever, and S for the manual top tang safety inlaid in gold. |
| Bushed firing pins and beaded-edge triggerguard. Weight: 7lbs, 15oz. Built |
| 1984. Excellent condition. Ejectors in perfect time. In maker's leather trunk |
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| FAIR [I. Rizzini] |
Jubilee Sporting |
20ga, 2 3/4" |
$1,895 |
| 32" O/U matted-vent-rib barrels with vennted side-ribs with a total of five |
| interchangeable choke tubes. 14 5/8" pull from adjustable-position, gold- |
| plated, single selective trigger to black recoil pad. 1 3/8" - 2 1/4" drop. |
| Lightly figured, oil-finished, European walnut stock with Anson- |
| pushbutton-release, schnabel-tipped, field forend, full checkering, and pistol |
| grip. Coin-finished receiver with scroll and game scene engraving, trigger- |
| selecting top tang safety, automatic ejectors, and hold-open pierced |
| toplever inlaid with a gold crown. Weight: 6lbs, 15oz. Built 2019. 99%+blue. |
| In maker's hard case with papers. |
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| Johann Springer's |
Hand-Detachable Sidelock |
20ga, 2 3/4" |
$15,975 |
| Erben, Vienna |
Ejector Two-Barrel Set |
| Two pairs 27 1/2" O/U chopper-lump, matted vent-rib barrels of Bohler |
| Antinit steel, engraved Zylinder Bohr choked improved modified & |
| modified, and engraved Choke Bohr choked improved modified & full. 14" |
| pull from right-canted, checkered, single-selective trigger to solid red rubber |
| Old English recoil pad. 1 3/4" - 3 1/8" drop. 3/8" cast-off. Fully figured |
| European walnut stock with one Deeley-release 3-piece field forend fitting |
| both barrel sets interchangeably, long-tang horn-capped pistol grip, and |
| classic point-pattern checkering. Full coverage English scroll-engraved, |
| casehardened, hand-detachable, sidelock action with intercepting sears, |
| double Purdey underbites, double Kersten locks, bushed firing pins with |
| double retaining setscrews, barrel selector beside the trigger and with O and |
| U inlaid in gold, automatic ejectors, and automatic top tang safety with S |
| inlaid in gold. No swivels or cheekpiece. Weight: 7lbs, 2 3/4oz. Ordered in |
| 1951 by Robert Lambert of Beverly Hills and Vienna Nitro Proved in 1952. |
| 99% barrel blue. 75% casehardening colors. Tight and with excellent bores. |
| Copy of page from maker's order book. In maker's oak & leather trunk case |
| with brass corners, cleaning rod and maker's oil bottle. |
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Vouzelaud |
Model 5E
Sidelock Ejector |
12ga, 2
3/4" |
$2495. |
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30" SxS
chopper-lump barrels with smooth concave rib choked skeet & |
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improved
cylinder. 14 1/2" pull from articulated front trigger to leather- |
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covered
recoil pad with leather-covered mounting screw plugs. 1 1/4" - 2"
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drop.
1/2" cast-off. Lightly figured, oil-finished European walnut stock with
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Anson-pushbutton-release splinter forend, straight English grip, fine
classic |
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point-pattern checkering, teardrops, and vacant silver initial oval. Border- |
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engraved, coin-finished, bar-action sidelock action with intercepting sears,
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automatic ejectors, bushed firing pins with retaining setscrews, concealed
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third
fastener, manual top tang safety, and finely executed mallard in flight
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engraved
on the underside. Weight: 6lbs, 15oz. Belgian and French proofs.
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Sleeved.
Ejectors in time. Tight and with excellent bores. In maker's leather
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trunk
case with trade label and load card. |
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Vouzelaud |
Matched
Consecutive Pair |
20ga, 2
3/4" |
$9,995 |
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Model
315 ELS Boxlock Ejectors |
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27 1/2"
SxS barrels with smooth concave rib and brass bead front sight |
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choked
improved cylinder & improved modified. 14 1/8"pull from front |
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trigger
to engraved skeleton buttplate---checkered within. 1 1/2" - 3" drop.
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3/8"
cast off. Figured walnut stock with Anson release beavertail forend
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(with
gold inlaid initials OLP), round knob half pistol grip, sling swivels and
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classic
point-pattern checkering. Scalloped, coin-finished action with |
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concealed third fastener and automatic top tang safety, fine scroll and game
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scene
engraved signed Petiot MOF and with deep chiseled oakleaves on |
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fences
and gold inlaid viscount's crest on triggerguard. All components
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numbered
1 and 2 in gold. St Etienne Triple Epreuve. Weight: 5lbs, 12 3/4oz,
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each.
99%+ barrel blue. A small patch of discoloration on left side of Gun #1
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action.
Built 1985. Tight, and with excellent bores. In maker's leather double
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