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*BERTUZZI BEST SIDELOCK ROUNDED ACTION GAME GUN WITH CASE. SN 6055. Cal. 16 Ga. 2-3/4″ Chambers. 29″ Chopper lump bbls with medium height matted concave game rib are engraved “Armi F’lli Bertuzzi Italy” on top of left bbl. Bbl flats are marked “Armi Bertuzzi” with proofs, and SN. Bottoms of bbls are stamped “New England Arms & Co” and “Massachusset U. S. A.” either side of loop. Sidelock action with rounded lockplates has finely filed beads and fillets, and features non-automatic safety, double triggers with front articulated, and bushed strikers. Action is finely engraved with semi-relief shaded scroll and floral motifs. Bottom of action has Bulino vignette of Ruffed grouse perched on branch in birch forest, with woodcock nestled on the ground. Right lockplate depicts pair of woodcock flying through alders. Left lockplate has a trio of Ruffed Grouse flushing from birch forest. Engravers signature “A. Rirrini” (?) and “2000” are on bottom of each lockplate. “F’lli Bertuzzi” is engraved on either side of action under lockplates. Very fancy honey colored, stump figured and darkly marbled Circassian walnut straight grip buttstock measures 15-3/8″ over fully checkered wood butt. There is a vacant gold oval on toe line. Stock features rounded tear shaped drop points and 32 LPI point pattern borderless checkering. Matching small beavertail forend has Anson release. Bore diameter: left -.667, right -.666. Bore restrictions: left -.015, right -.011. Wall thickness: left -.041, right -.038. Drop at heel: 2-7/16″, drop at comb: 1-1/2″. Weight: 6 lbs. 7 oz, LOP 15-3/8″. Leather case has brass corners and hardware. Interior is lined in maroon cloth, with leather Bertuzzi label, and contains straps and covers for bbl and action. CONDITION: Essentially, as new. Appears unfired. Bbl lumps show marks from assembly. A few very minor marks on left side of buttstock. Case is near new with only a few handling marks in leather. 4-38473 MGM119 (30,000-40,000)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009
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