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3165
$920.00

*◊ GUSTLOFF-WERKE LUFTWAFFE OVER-UNDER DOUBLE BARREL TRAINING SHOTGUN. SN 54124. Cal. 12 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 27″ Mono-bloc bbls with solid rib are marked for Krupp steel on top left. Both sides of mono-bloc are stamped with Luftwaffe eagle surrounded by well-cut scroll engraving. Bottom of mono-bloc is stamped with 10/41 German proofs. Bottom bbl is marked “Gustloff-Werke” and with London nitro proofs for 2-3/4″ chambers. Double Kersten O/U action is unadorned and unmarked, except for engraved screw heads. Water table is stamped “B S W”. Beechwood straight grip stock measures 14-1/4″ over ribbed buttplate. 3-Pc forend has Deeley release. Bore diameter: top -.727, bottom -.727. Bore restrictions: top -.013 (Lt mod), bottom -.011 (IC). Wall thickness: top-.048, bottom -.045. Drop at heel: 2-3/8″, drop at comb: 1-9/16″. Weight: 7 lbs. 10 oz. LOP: 14-1/4″. PROVENANCE: Collection of Dr. Geoffrey Sturgess. CONDITION: Fair. Bbls retain most of an old re-blue, subsequently slightly browned, engraving softened. Action is mostly dark gray to brown. Stocks are refinished, considerably under metal, grip thinned, with no checkering, and with numerous repaired cracks at head. Tip of buttplate is broken. Bores are good. Action is slightly loose and sticky. Still a good representative example of this exceptionally rare Nazi shotgun. 4-53109 MGM317 (1,000-2,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2013
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