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3433
$1,610.00

*NICE QUALITY 20 BORE AUSTRIAN BOXLOCK GAME GUN RETAILED BY O. ROEDL KOMOTAU.

SN 1620.38. Cal. 20 ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 25-5/8″ Dovetailed bbls have retailers name on raised, concave, matted rib. Tops of bbls are engraved “Bohler Blitz – Stahl”. Bbl flats are stamped with 1938 Ferlach nitro proofs. Bottoms of bbls have choke information. A sling loop is screwed to bottom rib. Petite boxlock scallop-backed action features automatic safety, side clips, double triggers, and hidden crossbolt third fastener. Action is engraved with sprays of well cut medium to small scroll highlighting vignettes of small game, all likely quarry for this well built little shotgun; a pair of rabbits are on left side, and a group of pigeons are on right. A duck is nicely rendered on trigger plate with mountains in background, and a snipe is on trigger guard bow. Details of all the game scenes are highlighted by burnishing to silver through case hardening color. Nicely marbled European walnut horn capped pistol grip buttstock measures 14″ over Pachmayr white line pad, and features nicely shaped shadow line right hand cheekpiece and point pattern checkering at grip with deeply mullered borders. Matching full checkered splinter forend has Deeley type release. Bore diameter: left-.625, right -.625. Bore restrictions: left -.024 (Full), right -.026 (Full). Minimum wall thickness: left -.028, right -.032. Drop at heel: 2-3/4″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 5 lbs. 10 oz. LOP: 14″. PROVENANCE: Tommy Rholes Estate Collection. CONDITION: Excellent. Bbls retain nearly all of their fine orig blue, slightly silvered at muzzles, and with a few minor marks and flecks. Action retains nearly all of its orig case hardening color, slightly silvered on sharp edges. Stocks retain most of their orig finish, light in color toward butt, where refinished after installation of pad. Checkering is very slightly worn. Bores are excellent. Action is tight. A light and lively Austrian double. 4-50598 MGM24 (1,400-2,000) – Lot 3433


Auction: Firearms - Spring 2014
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