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1150D
$97,750.00

*EXTRAORDINARLY RARE SMALL BORE IVO FABBRI BEST QUALITY SIDELOCK OVER/UNDER SHOTGUN. SN E642. Cal. .410, 26″ bbls, hand-filed,matted and tapered ventilated rib, single silver sighting bead, IMP.MOD/FULL choke, 3″ chambers, single trigger and ejectors. Left bbl is marked “IVO FABBRI-BRESCIA”. Right bbl “VACUUM ARC REMELTING STEEL”. The 7-pin sidelock receiver with deeply incised standing breech is intricately engraved with masterful flowing foliate scrolls entwined with floral sprays creating a complex and fascinating structure on a matte background. Bottom of receiver is marked “IVO FABBRI”. This outstanding work is signed on trigger plate “INC C TOMASONI”. Mounted with finely streaked richly figured Turkish walnut, checkered pistol grip, solid black 1/2″ recoil pad, finely checkered fluted field-style forend with push button latch. Appended metal engraved to match body of gun. Bore and choke measurements N/A. Wall thickness: top – .030, bottom – .030, Drop at heel: 1-5/8″, Drop at comb: 1-1/2″, Weight: 6lbs. 3oz., LOP 14-1/2″. Gun is accompanied with a leather Nizzoli luggage case with maroon interior. Very few small bore Fabbri guns are produced and one rarely surfaces for public sale. PROVENANCE: Robert E. Petersen Collection. CONDITION: Extremely fine perhaps unfired. Bbls retain all of their orig factory blue. Receiver retains all of its orig factory gray. Stock is sound with sharp, crisp checkering, with only very tiny faint handling marks and retains all of its orig factory finish. Forend is sound with sharp, crisp, dry checkering and retains all its factory finish. Mechanics are new, non-automatic safety, strong ejectors, bright shiny new bores as gun is test-fired only. Case is equally new with a couple minor scuffs to exterior. 4-42073 BDT273 (80,000-120,000)


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2011
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